Browns Safety Calls Out Steelers and George Pickens

Steelers wide receiver George Pickens
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens signaling a first down during a game against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 21, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit called out the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, inviting the Steelers to get their revenge in the rematch on Dec. 8 at Acrisure Stadium.

Delpit posted a photo on his Instagram Story of himself celebrating with other Browns defensive players in Thursday night’s win over the Steelers and captioned the post “#comegetyogetback.”

Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II fired back at Steelers wide receiver George Pickens after a post-game scrum in Thursday night’s 24-19 win over the Steelers at snowy Huntington Bank Field.

“Fake tough guy,” Newsome wrote on X with three crying laughing emojis.

On the final play of the game, Pickens tried to throw Newsome into the wall behind the end zone after a failed Hail Mary attempt, similar to what he did at Georgia.

When asked about what happened at the end of the game, Pickens simply said “Nothing.” Pickens felt like the weather played a big part in the loss. He also said that the Browns are not a good team at all. Pickens was held to four receptions for 48 yards (12.0 average) in the game.

“The conditions were so bad,” Pickens said when asked about a third-quarter missed connection between him and Russell Wilson. “I don’t even think the QB could see sometimes. When you’ve got conditions like that at the opponent’s home field, it kinda plays in their favor. …

“The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s game. I don’t really think the Cleveland Browns are a good team at all. I think the conditions kinda saved them today.”

The NFL will review the fight between Pickens and Newsome at the end of Thursday night’s game, according to a report by Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.

On Friday, Delpit also showed on his Instagram Story that George Pickens tried to trip him after a play, which is why he snatched Pickens’ mouthpiece.

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton defended George Pickens on ESPN’s First Take Friday morning. Newton thinks he’s a perfect villain in the Steelers-Browns rivalry.

“He’s a crash-out. We love him. He’s the dog on the team. Is he fake tough? No, he’s a dog. Official dog,” Newton said. “When I look at the health of a healthy team, there are certain things you need. You need a guy like George Pickens. They’re quote unquote very talented, rebellious guys that give you that grit, that toughness. So the thing about that is you can’t have too many George Pickens because it’s going to make it undisciplined. You just need a mixture of crash-outs or rebellious guys and choir boys.”

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Jesus Christani
Jesus Christani
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10 days ago

“DOG.”

GP is a winner… He is no longer the partial immature player we saw in years past… George is a DOG with Official Dog status…

Just be a smart DOG, right?

That little scrum was nothing, really…

As Jack Lambert once said, “NOBODY intimidates The Pittsburgh Steelers — we are THE intimidators…

One thing, though, George:

From this point on, The Pittsburgh Steelers will not allow any team or their players to be, “saved,” by conditions… The Pittsburgh Steelers will not use weather conditions as an excuse for an L…

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense, defense and special teams had the opportunity to close that game out, under 2 minutes, with a W… NO EXCUSES…

Moved on to the Bengals…

HERE WE GO, STEELERS, HERE WE GO…