Cowboys' Pickens on Franchise Tag, Draft Drama Looms

0:00On April 23rd, Dallas Cowboys Chief Operating Officer Steven Jones just laid it out plain, no long-term contract talks for White Receiver George. Pickens, he's set to play this season on the franchise tag worth $27.3 million, fully guaranteed. Pickens hasn't inked the deal yet, so he's not locked in for off-season workouts or anything else. That means no fines for skipping, and folks are wondering if he'll even show up before training camp in September. Fans are heated, calling it another front-office fumble by the Jones family. Last year's defense was trash, the worst in the league, and with the draft kicking off today at Pick 12, pressure's on to grab defensive help. Instead of more fence toys, some analysts see upside for Pickens though, ball out on the tag at age 25, and he could cash in as the NFL's top paid receiver next year. But Whisper's point to his agent, the same one who soured things with Michael Parsons before that trade. Bottom line, this saga could cramp the Cowboys offense early,

1:01forcing them to grind through draft-day drama while chasing that ring. Stay tuned as Pick's Drop.