{"id":181734,"date":"2026-04-30T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=181734"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:42:02","slug":"%f0%9f%92%a3-bombshell-dallas-just-detonated-the-offseason-george-pickens-finally-signs-the-franchise-tag-but-insiders-warn-the-locker-room-tension-is-still-boiling-and-this-saga-is-nowher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=181734","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udca3 BOMBSHELL : Dallas just detonated the offseason \u2014 George Pickens finally signs the franchise tag but insiders warn the locker room tension is still boiling and this saga is nowhere near finished, a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys fans can exhale\u2026 for now.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_223,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/129\/01kqdkbmhx6jjz6jtzty.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">After a confusing few days, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens has finally signed his franchise tag. ESPN Cowboys reporter\u00a0Todd Archer announced\u00a0the news on Wednesday, securing the veteran wide receiver\u00a027.3 million guaranteed\u00a0dollars.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">George Pickens calms Cowboys fans down by signing franchise tag<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Pickens signing the tag this early in the offseason is huge for Dallas, because he wouldn\u2019t have technically been under contract until he signed it. That means the wide receiver wouldn\u2019t have been required to show up to anything, including training camp and games, and the Cowboys wouldn\u2019t have been able to make him participate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">That\u2019s 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\u2019s rules or could be fined.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">While this steadies the situation a bit, it\u2019d 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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"js_adsconex_parallax_1\" class=\"\" data-type=\"parallax\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad\" align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_inpage_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/inpage_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">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\u00a0has since been deleted. That has left everyone\u00a0wondering what\u2019s really going on behind the scene. Was that ultimatum prematurely put out or did Schefter just have the wrong information.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Either way, Dallas has said that it isn\u2019t moving the wide receiver, and since Pickens has now signed the tag, he doesn\u2019t really have any leverage. That means that whatever happens going forward will be what the Cowboys want to happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys fans can exhale\u2026 for now. After a confusing few days, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens has finally signed his franchise tag. 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