Cowboys' George Pickens joins Eagles' AJ Brown and Steelers' Aaron Rodgers atop the NFL's top unfinished business
Pickens suddenly has the ability to effectively hold out as long as 10 weeks into the regular season. Meanwhile, here are the key dates and developments to watch with Brown and Rodgers.
Move over, A. J. Brown and Aaron Rodgers.
George Pickens has just joined you atop the NFL’s pile of unfinished offseason business. With the rest of the league readying to shore up remaining roster holes following last week’s draft, Pickens news barged into the cycle on Monday — thanks to multiple reports that he has not signed his franchise tag. This despite multiple prior reports heading into the first day of the draft, which indicated that the Dallas Cowboys wideout intended to sign.
That news initially sent shockwaves through the league on Thursday, as Pickens signing the one-year deal would make him eligible for any potential trades during — and after — the draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on a Monday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that Pickens wanted a long-term contract or a trade. However, a video featuring those comments from the ESPN insider was later taken down from the show’s X account, and Schefter later made an additional appearance reporting that Pickens’ franchise tag remained unsigned.
The confusion — and Pickens’ lack of signing the tag — potentially sets up another roller coaster summer for the Cowboys, who spent last offseason grappling with contract extension and trade reports surrounding star pass rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons and Pickens share the same agent, David Mulugheta of Athletes First. Parsons was ultimately traded to the Green Bay Packers prior to the season, after rounds of public jousting between the Cowboys and their edge rusher.
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