The Cowboys traded for George Pickens without giving him an extension. They have a bargain this season, paying Pickens just $3.656 million.
He has a team-leading 83 receptions for 908 yards and seven touchdowns. This is already the second most yards and most touchdowns Pickens has had in his career.
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Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys praised Pickens’ performance in the win over the Raiders on Monday night when the wide receiver made nine receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown.
Pickens, however, is set to hit free agency in March.
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer made it clear Tuesday that he wants Pickens beyond this season.
“Sign me up. I mean, what do you say?” Schottenheimer said Tuesday, via Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. “Those two guys (Pickens and CeeDee Lamb), I love their relationship, man. I love the firepower they give us. It’s one of those games where you never know which one it’s going to be. Some games, it’s both. Some games, it’s one of them, and again, like I said, I pinch myself sometimes. Because when you’re talking, you’re Dak (Prescott) or the caller, like me, you’re like, “OK, if we do this, which way should I throw it? I like this match, but wow, this one is pretty good too.” It’s real.
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“I’m very supportive of George having a long-term future with us.”
THE projected receiver franchise tag for 2026, that’s at least $28 million in cash and cap fees, and Pickens should want a long-term deal worth at least $30 million per season.
