George Pickens at the Bulldogs’ Pro Day shares why he forgot his birthday this year

George Pickens has come a long way from a serious knee injury, and now he’s preparing for the NFL Draft.

The former Georgia wide receiver offered a candid thought at the Bulldogs’ Pro Day on Wednesday about why he forgot his birthday this year.

“I’m the type of person I take life at a time,” he said. “My birthday came up the other day and I didn’t really think about it, just think about keep working every day.”

He only realized it once Pickens got a message on Instagram. “Oh shoot, today’s my birthday,” he recalled saying.

Aside from his knee injury, Pickens, who was a second-team pre-season All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, may be remembered for making a 52-yard reception in the national title game in January. It was one of just 4 appearances last season season after his spring ACL injury.

After the regular season, he caught 2 passes for 41 yards in SEC Championship Game against Alabama, and made one catch for nine yards vs. Michigan.

George Pickens trained so hard for NFL workouts that he forgot his birthday@DawgsHQ https://t.co/2XHJMys2KW pic.twitter.com/CP5nCS2uTa

— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) March 16, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.