He had to spell it out for the rest of the world. Pickens wrote “Open [expletive] Always” in white letters across the strip of eye black tape that adorned his face on Sunday night. After ...

Perhaps Pickens stirred the pot and gave people the idea that he was frustrated with his usage by wearing the statement "Open f---ing always" on his eye black tape in Week 5. For context ...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was unaware of the NFL rule prohibiting players from writing messages on their eye black during games.