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The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are perilously thin at wide receiver, which the franchise could try to address with a blockbuster trade offer for\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0star\u00a0George Pickens.<\/p>\n

Pickens is unhappy that the team slapped him with the franchise tag, which pays the wideout\u00a0$27.3 million\u00a0in 2026, instead of inking him to a longterm contract. The Cowboys have been consistent in their position that they don\u2019t intend to trade Pickens, but the right offer might change the minds of the notoriously mercurial Jones family that owns the franchise.<\/p>\n

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Mina Kimes and Bill Barnwell discussed the possibility of such a deal, and what it might take in terms of an asset package heading into the lauded 2027\u00a0NFL\u00a0draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re [Chiefs GM] Brett Veach, would you consider trading a 2027 second for George Pickens?\u201d\u00a0Kimes asked Barnwell.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would not, because I don\u2019t know if\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0is actually gonna be healthy,\u201d Barnwell said. \u201cAnd if you\u2019re already playing with one hand behind your back for a quarter of the year, for one year of George Pickens I would not do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Health Might Play Role in Chiefs\u2019 Personnel Decisions This Offseason<\/h2>\n
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Mahomes is battling through an ACL tear that he suffered in Week 15 of last year and could return as early as Week 1. Reports coming out of Kansas City all indicate that the two-time MVP is attacking his rehabilitation maniacally and is shooting to be in the starting lineup for the season opener.<\/p>\n

If he isn\u2019t,\u00a053-game\u00a0starter\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0will assume the role of QB1 until Mahomes is ready to return. Kansas City brought Fields in to ensure the team would be competitive to start the campaign even if Mahomes is unable to return immediately.<\/p>\n

That concept, in some ways, runs contradictory to the logic Barnwell employed in his analysis of a potential Pickens deal when he argued it isn\u2019t worth it if Pickens is catching passes from fields for a month, give or take.<\/p>\n

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It also probably would not make sense for the Chiefs to make a deal for the Cowboys WR if Kansas City isn\u2019t interested\/willing to extend Pickens on a longterm deal.<\/p>\n

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Spotrac projects Pickens\u2019 market value is\u00a0$122.5 million\u00a0over a new four-year contract. He will play next season at 25 years old.<\/p>\n

Pickens was the Cowboys\u2019 best wide receiver last year, putting up 93 receptions for\u00a01,429 yards and nine scores, all of which were career highs. Dallas traded a third-round pick and a fifth-rounder to the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0for Pickens and a sixth-rounder last offseason. Pittsburgh selected Pickens in the second round out of Georgia in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Should the Chiefs trade for Pickens and extend him, he could potentially prove the top target in the pass game for the second half of Mahomes\u2019 career.<\/p>\n

Given how well Pickens played in 2025, a first-round pick seems more appropriate than the second-rounder Kimes mentioned in her hypothetical offer. However, the 2027 draft is reputed to be strong across several positions, which could impact multiple possible trades over the next yea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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