Cowboys Franchise Tag George Pickens

0:00It's April 22, I'm quarried with the story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. Dallas Cowboys just dropped some news on White receiver George Pickens, no long-term contract talks. Instead, they'll run it back with the franchise tag for the 2026 season. Steven Jones laid it out clear at their pre-draft presser on April 22. This ain't new for the Cowboys. They've tagged stars like Dak Prescott twice, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Tony Pollard before. They traded a third round and fifth round pick to snag Pickens from Pittsburgh last May. And after one solid year, they're keeping him locked in this way. Pickens balled out last season at age 25 first Pro Bowl nod, second team All Pro, leading Dallas with 93 catches, 1,024. 129 yards and 9 touchdowns. Pairing him with CD-LAM made their passing game elite. Jones and the owner chatted with Pickens' agent last week, Super Cordial Call, 5-10 minutes Pickens met with a coach, too, called it, good.

1:02But no guarantees he'll hit the offseason program, and without a deal, training cam could be a no-show. Bottom line, both sides digging the fit after shaking off Pittsburgh drama, but for now, this tag life as Dallas built around this duo heading into, Draft Week.