Details Emerge About Cowboys’ Potential Plans For George Pickens

The Dallas Cowboys made a big gamble this offseason. In a somewhat shocking turn of events, they acquired George Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pickens has all the talent in the world and showed some flashes during his days under Mike Tomlin’s tutelage. However, there were some major red flags about his character and maturity – or lack thereof.

Those issues have popped up again every now and then in Arlington, but he’s been worth the trouble. That’s why everybody on the team wants him there for the long run.

With that in mind, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport revealed the most likely scenarios for him and the Cowboys. And while he can be there for a while, he might also be a trade chip:

“If Pickens is not the top receiver in free agency next offseason, then he’s at least in the conversation for that title. While the best option for Pickens would be to hit unfettered free agency, the more likely option, sources say, is the Cowboys franchise tag him at an expected price of over $28 million for one season. Dallas would then attempt to work out a long-term deal with Pickens. Another option is to tag Pickens and try to trade him for future picks, and there is historical precedent for that. But that would be the backup option to signing him to a long-term deal in Dallas,” Rapoport wrote.

Jerry Jones has already said that he wants Pickens to stay. That being said, Jones’s word isn’t necessarily a guarantee.

He has a way to deal with players, and we’ve seen how that has often infuriated them. They even lost Micah Parsons this offseason, and Pickens is represented by the same agent.

He may not want to be there under the franchise tag. The Cowboys could easily sign him to the deal he’s looking for, but their recent history isn’t encouraging.

Pickens and CeeDee Lamb have established themselves as one of the top-tier duos in the game. As such, Jerry Jones will have to go against his own ways and most primitive instincts and deal with this negotiation as what it is: a deal that needs to be made and not a power struggle.

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