Cowboys announce decision on George Pickens' contract status as he seeks major deal

It appears that different Dallas Cowboys star's days with the squad mightiness beryllium numbered.

George Pickens broke retired successful 2025 aft being traded to Dallas from the Pittsburgh Steelers, which has prompted talks of rather the hefty contract.

However, Cowboys enforcement vice president Stephen Jones said that Pickens apt won't beryllium getting 1 from the squad immoderate clip soon.

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens celebrates aft catching a touchdown walk successful the archetypal fractional against the Chicago Bears successful Chicago connected Sept. 21, 2025. (Erin Hooley/AP)

"We’ve made a determination that we’re going to person George Pickens (play nether the franchise tag). There won’t beryllium negotiations connected a semipermanent deal," Jones told reporters connected Wednesday, via The Athletic.

The Cowboys gave Pickens the franchise tag, which helium has not signed, earlier this offseason.

Head manager Brian Schottenheimer said that helium and Jerry Jones had a "good" gathering with the receiver, contempt the younger Jones saying Pickens' presumption for the team's offseason programme is up successful the air.

Schottenheimer, though, said helium "expect[s] that [Pickens] volition beryllium around."

In an interrogation during Super Bowl LX Week, CeeDee Lamb said helium "absolutely" wanted his teammate to get his payday, specifically by the Cowboys.

George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys observe a touchdown during the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected Nov. 17, 2025. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

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"Let's marque that happen," helium said.

Cowboys fable Michael Irvin echoed akin sentiments.

"You got to spell and motion George Pickens, and you got to bash it aboriginal truthful helium tin get to grooming campy and get that 2nd twelvemonth in," Irvin said to Fox News Digital.

Contract issues became a crushed wherefore the Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers conscionable earlier past play began.

Pickens showed retired with the champion marks of his vocation successful 93 receptions for 1,429 yards and 9 touchdowns. The Cowboys placed the tag connected Pickens, considering helium was acceptable to beryllium a escaped cause - the Steelers had not exercised Pickens' fifth-year enactment earlier trading him.

Pickens made conscionable implicit $1.6 cardinal past season, but Spotrac has his marketplace worth astatine implicit $30 cardinal annually.

George Pickens of the Dallas Cowboys stretches earlier an NFL crippled against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field successful Detroit, Mich., connected Dec. 4, 2025. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

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With Pickens other Lamb, Prescott's 4,552 yards were the second-most of his career, and helium led the NFL with 404 completed passes.

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