Mike Tomlin defended George Pickens on the Hail Mary at the end of the loss to the Browns, saying the Browns prevented him from going up for the ball.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Tuesday and touched on wide receiver George Pickens being out of position for the Hail Mary on the final play of the Week 12 loss, and the controversial play call on third down in the series prior.

I don't want them to be robots and want them to say what they want to say."So while Tomlin didn't endorse Pickens' remarks, he didn't exactly rebuke them, either. And that's perfectly understandable given that he wants to defend his player.