Cowboys Franchise Tag Pickens, Set for Prove-It Year

0:00It's April 22nd, this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered source for everything NFL. The Dallas Cowboys just dropped a big call on Wyver Seever George Pickens. They're locking him in on the franchise tag for over 27 million, dollars this season, and no long-term talks with him or his agent. Steven Jones, the exec VP, made it clear Wednesday, they're sticking to that one-year deal, which Pickens hasn't signed yet. He got traded here from Pittsburgh last off-season and lit it up with career-bests, 93 catches, 1,409 yards, and 9 touchdowns, teaming perfect with CD-LAM in one of the league's top-passing attacks, but the Cowboys stumbled to seven wins, nine losses in one tie, missing playoffs again thanks to a leaky defense. Jones says it's not the first time they've gone this route, and the owners met with Pickens lately alongside the coach, though no word back from his. Egon, Pickens, a 25-year-old former second-rounder out of Georgia, crushed his rookie deal but

1:01had some maturity flags in Pittsburgh, and even caught heat here for missing curfew with LAM before a game. A lot factors in, like paying top dollar for two elite receivers on top of their star quarterback's massive contract, it's tough math, plus, Pickens is still kinda new to Dallas, even if he smashed expectations so far. Expect him to show for voluntary workouts starting Monday, but skipping June's mandatory minicamp won't hit his wallet. This sets up a provey year that could reshape the Cowboys receiver room down the line.