Why history might repeat itself for the Dallas Cowboys and George Pickens
George Pickens and the Cowboys are heading toward a very familiar problem.
Why history might repeat itself for the Dallas Cowboys and George Pickens originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cowboys put an end to the speculation on Wednesday as Stephen Jones confirmed during the team's pre-draft news conference that there will be no long-term contract for George Pickens this offseason, and the receiver will play on his $27.
29 million franchise tag. No talks are ongoing, and Jones gave no indication that changes anytime soon "We've made a decision that we're gonna have George play under the franchise tag, which won't be a first for us. There won't be negotiations on a long-term deal.
That's certainly not a first for this organization and won't be a first in the league, in terms of this decision as we move forward. So whether it's Dak Prescott, who played under one and then got tagged a second time, whether that's DeMarcus Lawrence or whether it's Tony Pollard, we've had those situations. " Jones said.
"We're so fired up to have George on this football team. He's been here for a year, and we gave up a third-round pick for him and he's made tremendous progress in the year he's been here. He'll be the first to tell you this is a great situation for him, playing with CeeDee [Lamb] and Dak, and in Schottenheimer's offense.