ESPN's Ryan Clark points to 'cancer' within Steelers' wide receiving corps as major issue amid drama

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Clark became the latest to tear into the team after the latest drama surrounding wide receiver George Pickens.

Pickens caught flack for failing to block for his teammates in last week’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Pickens explained he did not want to risk a serious injury, but Steelers running back Jaylen Warren said he would have blocked for him.

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ESPN's Ryan Clark chats with colleagues on air before the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

For Pittsburgh, it is another chapter of drama that has plagued the organization over the last five years. Clark pointed to a "cancer" within the wide receivers on ESPN’s "NFL Live"

"The other piece of it for me is the state of that room, the wide receiver room," he said. "From Antonio Brown to JuJu (Smith-Schuster) to Chase Claypool to Diontae (Johnson) to now George Pickens. There’s been a cancer in that room. I don’t know how it started. I don’t know if it’s coach (Mike) Tomlin’s ability or willingness to let you be authentically you, but something needs to change.

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"Because what’s happened generation to generation, era to era, year to year in that room has been absolutely unacceptable."

Coach Mike Tomlin appeared to address the Pickens issue on Wednesday. He seemed to hint that Pickens' comments and actions were