What Cowboys' George Pickens contract decision means for potential trade rumors
Dallas could end up with a situation on its hands.
What Cowboys' George Pickens contract decision means for potential trade rumors originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Dallas Cowboys chose to keep George Pickens around for the 2026 NFL season.
But on a franchise tag, there's a lot of twists that could still arrive in this story. Of note: Cowboys executive Stephen Jones told reporters on Wednesday that Pickens will play the season ahead on the tag, not on any kind of impending long-term deal that would still be negotiated. #Cowboys COO Stephen Jones tells reporters that WR George Pickens will play under the franchise tag this season.
"There won’t be negotiations on a long term deal. ” The tag is $27. 3M and it’s unclear when Pickens will even show up.
pic. twitter. com/QvcztXRIOX — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 22, 2026 That's far from the best vote of confidence.