Cowboys George Pickens Denies Blasting Steelers in Deleted Social Media Comment

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nathan Karseno | Last updated May 11, 2025 8:16 PM ET

George Pickens was entering the final year of his rookie contract this offseason with the Pittsburgh Steelers after turning into one of the NFL's best deep-threat wide receivers. Last week, his career was thrown off kilter when he was acquired by the Dallas Cowboys in a trade that sent draft picks to the Steelers.

Many believed Pittsburgh and head coach Mike Tomlin had grown tired of Pickens' immaturity and troublesome behavior, which could have led to his time with the Steelers being cut short.

Now less than a week after the swap, Pickens reportedly called out his former team in an Instagram comment that has gone viral and stirred rumors about Pickens' true thoughts of his former team.

Holy Sh*t: Former Steelers WR George Pickens went OFF on his former team after they traded him to the Cowboys:

"They the cheapest organization. Ain't no stacking year after year they gone let them n**** go too soon it's time."

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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 11, 2025

The post above claims to have screenshotted the comment left by Pickens' personal Instagram account (@1.issue) that rips into the Steelers, calling them the "cheapest organization" in the NFL.

Pickens, however, quickly denounced the post as a fabrication and blamed it on Artificial Intelligence.

"Literally on a plane," Pickens wrote on Instagram in response to criticism he began receiving for the original post. "No service. Just landed and seen straight lies from Pitt fans. Stop with AI trying to make a story. I’m happy for everything the Steel City did for me. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.”

New #Cowboys WR George Pickens weighs in on #Steelers’ fans, via his IG stories: pic.twitter.com/mZBo2aeEVH
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 11, 2025

These alleged comments from Pickens come just a few days after an introductory conference call the Cowboys hosted with Pickens and Dallas media members.

In the call, Pickens was quoted sounding excited to be a part of a "winning culture" with the Cowboys, but refrained from saying any bad things about his former team or the factors that lead to his trade.

Pickens did mention that the NFL is a "business", which acknowledges the harsh reality that players aren't always as secure as they might imagine.

The rest of that conference call led many to believe that Pickens had taken a humble and mature approach to his situation, but this alleged comment may tell another story.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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