Cowboys WR George Pickens is still leaving $27.3M on the table for now
Contrary to reports last week, George Pickens has not signed his franchise tag with the Dallas Cowboys.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before, there appears to be a disconnect between the Dallas Cowboys and a star player looking for a new contract. In this new saga, the drama is from wide receiver George Pickens' and the franchise tag. Right before the draft kicked off Thursday, it was reported that Pickens had signed the franchise tag tender which would pay him $27.
3 million this season. That meant the star WR would either play for the Cowboys this season, or it could allow the team to trade him. The Cowboys waited until the seventh round to address the receiver position , and Pickens wasn’t traded.
Soon after the reports he had signed the tender on Thursday evening, the reports were amended to state that Pickens intended to sign the tag. But at the first offseason workout for the Cowboys on Monday, Pickens was a no-show. Not shocking, but the bigger news followed quickly, Pickens has still not signed his tag.
Last week, the Cowboys received verbal commitment via email from George Pickens’ agents that the star receiver is signing his franchise tag. He has yet to sign the tender, as @toddarcher reported. Dallas still has no plans to trade him.