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Now that\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0star wide receiver\u00a0George Pickens\u00a0has signed his franchise tag deal with the team, putting him under contract for 2026 at $27 million, the presumption might well be that the potential for drama has been put aside and the team can get down to the business of prepping for what could be a return to being a contender. But it\u2019s the\u00a0NFL\u2013and specifically, it\u2019s the Cowboys\u2013so the potential for drama is always lingering.<\/p>\n

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That includes with Pickens. The team has taken a hard stance that it is not negotiating on a long-term deal with Pickens, that it will let the 2026 season play out and go from there. Under the rules of the CBA, the team and Pickens can work on a new contract until July 15, a bit before training camp opens.\u00a0 Pickens could still protest his unhappiness over the Cowboys\u2019 refusal to work out a new contract by not showing up for team activities before then, and perhaps even into training camp.<\/p>\n

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But Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said he does not expect that will be the case for Dallas and Pickens.<\/p>\n

Cowboys Have \u2018Zero Interest\u2019 in Trade<\/h2>\n

Speaking on Sirius Mad Dog Radio\u00a0on Monday, Jones was asked about potentially trading Pickens away. He was blunt in his response, saying: \u201cZero interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones was also asked when Pickens might begin participating in the Cowboys\u2019 offseason program, which will include voluntary OTAs next month, followed by a mandatory minicamp. Jones made clear that Pickens is expected to be in attendance for the mandatory aspects.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCertainly, that\u2019s what we expect,\u201d Jones said (via The Athletic\u2019s\u00a0Jon Machota on Twitter\/X). I mean, anytime a player signs a contract and the expectations, as we hold for all of our players, is when you sign up and you\u2019re under contract then you\u2019re expected to do what your teammates are doing. And certainly, you know, go back to Dak (Prescott), I know (Pickens) is working with Dak and those type of things, but at the end of the day, you know, we will see how this thing plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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George Pickens Could Get Even Better<\/h2>\n

Indeed, when it comes to the Cowboys trading Pickens, that ship has likely sailed. There do not appear to be many teams lined up to give up draft assets for Pickens, and give him a contract worth more than $120 million over four years at this point in the offseason.<\/p>\n

But Jones was also enthusiastic about what\u2019s next for Pickens as he comes off a year that could not have gone much better, individually\u2013he had a career-high 93 receptions and 1,429 yards, which ranked third in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think George Pickens has a chance to be competing with\u00a0CeeDee (Lamb)\u00a0to be one of the best receivers in the league,\u201d Jones said. \u201cAnd, to me, what makes our offense so dynamic is to have two guys like that. We were having great visits with Christian Parker about the trouble that it gave his defense when he was in Philly, and the challenges it causes other defenses when you have two dynamic receivers like CeeDee and George.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCertainly, it was our first year with George. Couldn\u2019t have gone better. I think George has a chance to, believe it or not, get better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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