Dallas Cowboys fans can exhale… for now.

After a confusing few days, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens has finally signed his franchise tag. ESPN Cowboys reporter Todd Archer announced the news on Wednesday, securing the veteran wide receiver 27.3 million guaranteed dollars.

This comes after it was initially reported on Thursday, the day of the Draft, that Pickens was going to sign the tag. However, when it was reported on Monday that the wideout never showed up to officially sign the tag, fans wondered what it meant. Now, everyone can exhale, as a signed franchise tag will bring some calmness to the situation.

George Pickens calms Cowboys fans down by signing franchise tag

Pickens signing the tag this early in the offseason is huge for Dallas, because he wouldn’t have technically been under contract until he signed it. That means the wide receiver wouldn’t have been required to show up to anything, including training camp and games, and the Cowboys wouldn’t have been able to make him participate.

That’s no longer the case. With Pickens signing his end of the franchise tag, he now is under contract with the team and has to adhere to all of the team’s rules or could be fined.

While this steadies the situation a bit, it’d be wrong to assume that the Cowboys and Pickens are in the clear. The receiver likely still wants a long-term contract, but the franchise has been adamant that it won’t negotiate a deal with the star receiver this offseason. That disconnect could lead to a trade, and a signed franchise tag opens the door for that to happen at any moment.

NFL insider Adam Schefter had previously said that Pickens was looking for a long-term deal in Dallas or to be traded, but the clip of Schefter saying that has since been deleted. That has left everyone wondering what’s really going on behind the scene. Was that ultimatum prematurely put out or did Schefter just have the wrong information.

Either way, Dallas has said that it isn’t moving the wide receiver, and since Pickens has now signed the tag, he doesn’t really have any leverage. That means that whatever happens going forward will be what the Cowboys want to happen.