How Steelers OC Matt Canada had his best moment of the year this week
It's been a rough season for Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada — fans have been calling for his job for a couple of months now — but he might have had his best moment of the year this week. Canada met with reporters on Thursday and he was asked about wide receiver George Pickens […]
It's been a rough season for Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada — fans have been calling for his job for a couple of months now — but he might have had his best moment of the year this week.
Canada met with reporters on Thursday and he was asked about wide receiver George Pickens in light of the rookie's recent sideline outburst.
Specifically, Canada was asked if he's had conversations with Pickens about his professionalism on the sidelines.
Canada gave a great answer that showed he has Pickens' back.
"George and I have got a great relationship," said Canada. "We laugh a lot about a lot of things, and I won't share it with you all. But George wants the ball and I want George to have the ball. So does everybody else. Sometimes the ball doesn't find you. He will continue to learn and grow on how to talk about that and do those things."
"But the fact that George wants the ball, there’s nothing wrong with that," added Canada. "We just have to express it in the right way and work at it. We'll all keep working to do that because he's a really, really good player. I have no issue with him wanting the ball."
Canada's had a rough go of things this season. And he likely knows that he won't be back next season.
But despite all that's happened, he's still sticking up for Pickens, a player who has been under the microscope over the last week. Players appreciate that. Canada might not be a great offensive coordinator, but at least he's doing right by Pittsburgh's players.
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