<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-takes-team-first-stance-asked-lack-targets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys WR George Pickens takes team-first stance when asked about lack of targets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pickens-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys WR George Pickens takes team-first stance when asked about lack of targets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T14:43:26-07:00">September 10th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T14:43:26-07:00">September 10th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-ceedee-lamb-killer-drops-eagles">Dallas Cowboys got off to a</a> rough start to their 2025 season with a road loss at the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-stephen-jones-avoids-question-eagles-micah-parsons-trade-offer"> hands of the Philadelphia Eagles</a>, the reigning Super Bowl champions. While it was a solid day for the Cowboys offense, the defense was unable to do much of anything to stop Jalen Hurts and company, which resulted in a narrow loss for Dallas.</p><p>Star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had some crucial drops down the stretch that stopped the Cowboys from really making things interesting, which came at the expense of newly acquired wide receiver George Pickens, who was playing his first game in a Dallas uniform after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason.</p><p>On Wednesday, Pickens spoke on his lack of targets in his debut game with the Cowboys, and gave <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1965882541262725320" rel="noopener">a selfless outlook</a> on the situation.</p><p>“Really just staying open for them. I’m not really worried about the touches, catches, all that stuff. I’m just trying to stay open for the team. I’m trying to focus on (getting) the first win,” said Pickens.</p><h2><b>Can the Cowboys turn it around?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cowboys-wide-receiver-George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Entering this year, the Dallas Cowboys were expected to have somewhat of a high octane offense and a challenged defense in the wake of their shocking trade that sent Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.</p><p>That was exactly what unfolded on Thursday night in Philadelphia, as Dak Prescott put together a fine game against an elite Eagles defensive unit (albeit one playing without Jalen Carter), but the Cowboys’ defense was unable to get much pressure on Jalen Hurts, and when they did, he was able to easily scramble out of the pocket and pick up chunk yardage.</p><p>These kinds of high-scoring games could become a theme for the Cowboys this year as they look to insert themselves back into the NFC playoff discussion after a rough 2024 season.</p><p>In any case, the Cowboys will look to get into the win column for the first time this season when they take on the divisional rival New York Giants on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET from AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys WR George Pickens takes team-first stance when asked about lack of targets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-why-expert-thinks-george-pickens-trade-most-impactful-move-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why expert thinks Cowboys’ George Pickens trade could be ‘most impactful’ move of offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cowboys-George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why expert thinks Cowboys’ George Pickens trade could be ‘most impactful’ move of offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-28T09:48:53-07:00">August 28th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-28T09:48:53-07:00">August 28th, 9:48am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys made one of the bigger splashes of the offseason by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/george-pickens-trade-grades-for-cowboys-steelers">trading for George Pickens.</a> Pickens, the former Pittsburgh Steeler, was traded to Dallas for a third-round pick next season. The move will hopefully breathe life into a Cowboys offense that’s been on a rollercoaster in the last few years.</p><p>According to NFL insider Ben Solak, the Cowboys’ nifty move <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46079293/2025-nfl-season-x-factors-all-32-teams-key-players" rel="noopener">might be the most impactful move</a> of the offseason. Why? Simply put, the Cowboys have addressed the one poisiton that they’ve failed to fix in the last few years. With the departure of Amari Cooper in 2022, Dallas cycled through failed WR2 experiments. Now, Pickens seems to be the experiment that’s most likely to succeed.</p><p>“Pickens is unquestionably the most talented running mate Lamb has had since prime Cooper and has the capability of leading the Cowboys in targets any week,” Solak wrote on ESPN. “Dallas’ running game looks suspect, and its defense looks beatable, so the wide receiver room really needs to help Dak Prescott reach 400-plus-yard outings for the Cowboys to compete. The Pickens-Lamb duo has legitimate Ja’Marr Chase-Tee Higginsand A.J. Brown-DeVonta Smith potential.”</p><p>The Cowboys have at least had solid tight end play from Dalton Schultz and Jake Ferguson in the last few years. That being said, Cooper’s departure created a massive void at the WR2 position. Dallas tried to plug in different people at that position, to varying degrees of failure. Michael Gallup looked promising, but was often injured during his time in Dallas. Jalen Tolbert was good, but not as great as fans hoped. And Jonathan Mingo? That move was doomed from the moment it was announced.</p><p>On paper, Pickens is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-wide-range-outcomes">perfect complement to Lamb in the receiving game</a>. Lamb is a route master, adept at creating opportunities from the slot with his route-running. He’s made a living feeding off touches from the slot position. On the other hand, Pickens excelled at one skill with the Steelers: playing deep. Pickens was an X receiver in all aspects: he ran fast, and he could catch contested deep balls with terrifying accuracy.</p><p>In theory, these two should feed off of each other’s strengths and elevate their play. With the Cowboys being projected to struggle on the defensive end, the pressure is on the Cowboys’ passing attack to carry the load.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why expert thinks Cowboys’ George Pickens trade could be ‘most impactful’ move of offseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-drops-underrated-label-amid-george-pickens-addition');   ga('set', 'title', 'CeeDee Lamb drops ‘underrated’ label amid George Pickens addition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CeeDee-Lamb-catching-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>CeeDee Lamb drops ‘underrated’ label amid George Pickens addition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-16T20:52:50-07:00">August 16th, 8:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-16T20:54:53-07:00">August 16th, 8:54pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys are rolling out the most intriguing new wide receiver pairing soon. Plus potentially the most polarizing duo between CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.</p><p>Lamb is an established All-Pro, but one who worked through a much scrutinized contract situation in 2024. Pickens arrives after helping talk his way out of Pittsburgh. Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-coach-details-george-pickens-massive-maturity-growth">Brian Schottenheimer insists Pickens has grown from his Steelers fallout</a>.</p><p>Lamb himself<a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1956895895145869470" rel="noopener"> is speaking highly of the past No. 1 wide receiver</a> for the AFC North franchise. Even dropping this “underrated” claim during Saturday’s NFL Preseason contest via Jon Machota of The Athletic.</p><p>“It’s been fun, just watching GP and Dak [Prescott] cook. I feel like it’s a bit underrated right now,” Lamb said during the broadcast.</p><p>He’s energized about the chemistry between Pickens and Prescott.</p><p>“I can’t wait for those guys to unleash, and obviously I’m going to be on the other end of it and doing my thing,” Lamb said.</p><h2>Is CeeDee Lamb facing NFL discipline following Cowboys vs. Rams?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/770656067-ceedee-lamb2.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lamb is taking a rest during the August slate. But he also needed to heal from a surprise collision on Aug. 9.</p><p>The WR celebrated a 51-yard Jonathan Mingo catch from the sidelines. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-gets-penalized-after-scary-ref-collision">But a sideline official collided into Lamb’s back</a> — sparking a 15-year unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Dallas.</p><p>Is Lamb facing league discipline? Many wondered if the WR would have to pay a fine for contacting a referee in a physical matter. Lamb <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-gets-major-fine-update-for-referee-collision-vs-rams">fortunately won’t need to pay a fine</a>. The league <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1956811018744529164" rel="noopener">made it’s decision on Saturday afternoon</a>, per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.</p><p>Lamb and Dallas didn’t have much to celebrate about on Saturday. The Baltimore Ravens steamrolled to a 31-13 romp inside AT&amp;T Stadium.</p><p>The Cowboys settled for just 125 passing yards. Joe Milton handled the bulk of the snaps behind center. Mingo this time caught a 49-yard bomb from Milton — with no yellow marker flying out. But no other Cowboys WR surpassed the 49-yard mark.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CeeDee Lamb drops ‘underrated’ label amid George Pickens addition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-coach-details-george-pickens-massive-maturity-growth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys coach details George Pickens’ massive maturity growth');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cowboys-wide-receiver-George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys coach details George Pickens’ massive maturity growth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-15T14:52:58-07:00">August 15th, 2:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-15T14:52:58-07:00">August 15th, 2:52pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer highlighted the growth in maturity of wide receiver George Pickens. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-goes-full-randy-moss-crazy-catch-practice">Pickens’ impressive Randy Moss catches have gone viral</a>, Schottenheimer revealed how George has impressed him in other ways. It all started with an uncomfortable conversation in the Cowboys’ head coach’s office that got the relationship between the two off on the right start.</p><p>Schottenheimer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdFpaCNSbsY" rel="noopener">revealed</a> how it all played out between him and Pickens.</p><p>“I think from the time that we got George, and we went into my office together and shot some free throws, talked and got to know each other, he made that [that he wants to be coached] very clear,” Brian Schottenheimer said on Tuesday. “He’s like, ‘Coach, I’m thrilled to be here, No. 1. I want to be coached. I want to be great. I want to be a great player. I want to continue to be great. So, lean into me. Be tough on me. Tell me the things I need to do.’</p><p>“The way I am, I start with the relationship piece of it because I think you can coach people hard and coach them the right way when you have those relationships, but that doesn’t surprise me. He’s been nothing but incredible in terms of the way he’s worked with us, the way he’s communicated with us,” Schottenheimer concluded.</p><p>Pickens seems to be far removed from his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the frustration that came with it for head coach Mike Tomlin, who told the wide receiver to grow up last season. Pickens is also building a strong bond with Cowboys All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who also sang George’s praises.</p><p>“We embrace every opportunity together with each other, learning from each other,” Lamb said. “If I got a question for him, he answers, and vice versa. We just see different things like different POVs.”</p><h2><b>George Pickens on the difference between Cowboys, Eagles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cowboys-wide-receiver-George-Pickens-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When Cowboys wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-reveals-biggest-difference-steelers-dallas">George Pickens discussed the Cowboys and the Eagles</a>, he cited the differences. Pickens didn’t hold back in discussing <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1932893776474980562" rel="noopener">his current and former teammates</a>, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota.</p><p>“Just the guys and the team speed. The team speed applies to the scheme too. If you got a lot of fast guys, you’re gonna definitely have a different scheme.’ Pickens said this is the most speed he’s played with since his time at Georgia.”</p><p>The Cowboys will hope to utilize that speed throughout what they hope will be a successful 2025 NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys coach details George Pickens’ massive maturity growth

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-goes-full-randy-moss-crazy-catch-practice');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ George Pickens goes full Randy Moss with crazy catch at practice');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cowboys-WR-George-Pickens-at-practice.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ George Pickens goes full Randy Moss with crazy catch at practice</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-12T16:22:16-07:00">August 12th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-12T16:38:55-07:00">August 12th, 4:38pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jalen-ramsey-shot-jerry-jones-micah-parsons-feud">Micah Parsons-Jerry Jones soap opera</a> is still filming in Oxnard, California, fans will be pleased to know that the Dallas Cowboys are actually making headlines for what they are doing on the practice field instead of off it. There are multiple players who are building momentum this summer, including wide receiver George Pickens. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-rival-coach-warning-nfl-george-pickens-trade">The offseason trade acquisition</a> regaled all who attended Tuesday’s open practice.</p><p>Pickens channeled his inner Randy Moss and <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1955365328420213246" rel="noopener">jumped up to haul in</a> an impressive catch in front of 2023 First-Team All-Pro DaRon Bland, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. Oohs and aahs echoed throughout the area, as fans acknowledged the 6-foot-3 pass-catcher’s undeniable ability. Pickens is providing a welcome escape from all the Cowboys drama. Who saw that coming, huh?</p><p>It is far too early for everyone to celebrate, but the 2022 second-round draft pick is looking like a dynamic addition to an offense that features 2023-24 MVP runner-up Dak Prescott and two-time Second-Team All-Pro CeeDee Lamb. He was unable to reach true stardom with the Pittsburgh Steelers, succumbing to his frustrations and struggling to make a consistent impact. However, Pickens still possesses the physical traits to prosper in this league.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">George Pickens 👀 <a href="https://t.co/xjJMLUU3XS">pic.twitter.com/xjJMLUU3XS</a></p><p>— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/1955365328420213246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>George Pickens is positioned to have a notable season with Cowboys</b></h2><p>Despite all the concerns surrounding Parsons’ trade request and ownership’s negotiation tactics, Dallas affords the 24-year-old wide receiver a great opportunity to explode this season. While operating as the No. 2 offensive weapon behind Lamb, he should face less pressure (both defensively and externally) and should receive more red-zone targets. The Cowboys have multiple question marks on their roster, but when Prescott is healthy, this passing attack is usually at least formidable.</p><p>With both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dez-bryant-take-dak-prescott-wr-situation">CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens sharing the field</a>, the WR room has a chance to be among the best in the NFL. Training camp practices will only elicit so much enthusiasm, though. The Cowboys must produce these results during the regular season.</p><p>There is a palpable sense of anxiety swirling around this franchise, even more than usual. A dissatisfied star pass-rusher, unproven head coach, potentially vulnerable secondary and banged-up offensive line all have fans on edge.</p><p>Those issues may not go away anytime soon, either. But an impactful playmaker is alleviating some of that stress. Pickens, who recorded 174 receptions for 2,841 yards and 12 touchdowns in three seasons with the Black and Gold, aims to thrive in the final year of his contract. Based on everything else that has transpired, he has quickly become one of the most important members of this squad.</p><p>If Tuesday was a preview of what is to come this fall, then AT&amp;T Stadium is going to be a joyous place. At least when the Cowboys are on offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ George Pickens goes full Randy Moss with crazy catch at practice

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He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys opened their training camp on Wednesday, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-shade-steelers-training-camp-begins">wide receiver George Pickens</a> feeling right at home. The team’s new addition said his fellow pass-catcher CeeDee Lamb made the transition easier by welcoming him with open arms.</p><p>While Lamb could’ve easily given Pickens the cold shoulder since they play the same position and could battle for touches, the Cowboys star quickly realized that they could form a deadly offensive combo, and forming a strong relationship must be the foundation.</p><p>Now, they even have a <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1948136112117153999" rel="noopener">touchdown celebration together</a>, showcasing it on the first day of training camp. The Athletic’s Jon Machota shared a video of it on X.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CeeDee Lamb on George Pickens: “I’m glad he’s here. He knows I love him. I tell him every day that I’m happy for him. I hope we go together for X amount of years. I don’t care. I just know we’re not fitting to do this for (only) one.” <a href="https://t.co/rQleosHXo5">pic.twitter.com/rQleosHXo5</a></p><p>— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/1948136112117153999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Somewhere out there, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/memphis-grizzlies/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-dares-nba-punish-him-again-grenade-celebration-declaration">Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is smiling</a>.</p><p>When asked about the 26-year-old Lamb reaching out to him early on, Pickens only had <a href="https://www.ksat.com/sports/2025/07/23/george-pickens-finds-joy-in-first-dallas-cowboys-training-camp-under-head-coach-brian-schottenheimer/" rel="noopener">positive things to say</a>.</p><p>“CeeDee has always kind of been that type of guy,” the former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout said, via KSAT.com. “You just got to get to know people. So, I wouldn’t really say like he was going out of his way, you know what I mean? Just kind of knowing the guys when you know them personally. Then, the connection changes.”</p><p>After three seasons, he was traded from the Steelers to the Cowboys in May. He said he likes working with coach Brian Schottenheimer, who is also entering his first year in Dallas. But it is his promising partnership with Lamb that excites Pickens a lot, even comparing themselves to a popular brother pairing.</p><p>“A lot of people over the years got different types of styles of play. CeeDee is a certain type of guy, and I’m a certain kind of guy. So, when you mesh that together, it’s like Mario Bros. So, we definitely could do something special,” added Pickens.</p><p>The Cowboys missed the playoffs last year after finishing with a 7-10 record. The team struggled following the season-ending hamstring injury of quarterback Dak Prescott, but are looking for a bounce-back season in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens show wild TD celly for 2025 NFL season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-shade-steelers-training-camp-begins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ George Pickens throws shade at Steelers as training camp begins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pickens-catches.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ George Pickens throws shade at Steelers as training camp begins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-23T08:16:32-07:00">July 23rd, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-23T17:19:00-07:00">July 23rd, 5:19pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-micah-parsons-practice-update-after-reporting-training-camp">Dallas Cowboys are currently participating</a> in training camp in preparation for the upcoming 2025 NFL season. Dallas made a  few splashy moves this offseason, including trading <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-george-pickens-respond-fan-career-season-message">for wide receiver George Pickens</a>, previously of the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>Recently, Pickens spoke after Cowboys practice and threw a <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/george-pickens-im-definitely-excited-to-run-better-plays-with-cowboys" rel="noopener">bit of shade</a> at his former team in the process.</p><p>“I’m definitely excited to run better plays,” Pickens said, per Josh Alper of NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk.</p><p>He also called his first practice with the Cowboys a “breath of fresh air” and said the combination of him and fellow Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will be “something special.”</p><p>The man throwing passes to Pickens and Lamb will be Dak Prescott, who is coming off of a 2024-25 Cowboys season that was cut short due to a hamstring injury he sustained in an early November game against the Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>However, when healthy, Prescott remains one of the better quarterbacks in the league and is certainly an upgrade over anyone Pickens caught passes from during his time with the Steelers.</p><h2><b>Can the Cowboys compete?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dak-Prescott-II.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the biggest unresolved issues for the Cowboys this offseason is the contract situation of Micah Parsons, which has become a theme for Jerry Jones in the front office over the last couple of offseasons, with Prescott and Lamb both also being involved in drawn-out sagas regarding potential extensions.</p><p>While there’s little doubt that Parsons and the Cowboys will eventually come to terms on a contract extension, the situation is adding a bit more angst than is probably necessary to the Dallas locker room as they prepare for the upcoming season.</p><p>On paper, Dallas has a roster that is similar to the ones that made the playoffs for the first few years of the 2020s, but it remains to be seen whether they will be able to stay healthy, and how much the improvement of other teams around them in the NFC East will factor into the equation.</p><p>The Cowboys will take the field to open up the NFL season on September 4 on the road against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ George Pickens throws shade at Steelers as training camp begins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-george-pickens-respond-fan-career-season-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens respond to Cowboys fan’s ‘career season’ message');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cowboys-WR-CeeDee-Lamb-works-his-way-down-the-field.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens respond to Cowboys fan’s ‘career season’ message</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T21:24:56-07:00">July 22nd, 9:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T21:24:56-07:00">July 22nd, 9:24pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the conversation surrounding the Dallas Cowboys likely isn’t what the team hoped for heading into training camp, with fans focused on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-mike-florio-micah-parsons-trade-advice-jerry-jones-jabs">back-and-forth banter between Jerry Jones</a> and star players like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-trevon-diggs-weighs-in-on-unfortunate-pay-de-escalation">Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs</a>, it’s easy to forget that the organization did make a few major moves during the offseason.</p><p>After slowly watching their offensive weapons leave for one reason or another, Dak Prescott was finally afforded another playmaker to throw to, with Jones pairing his star wide receiver, CeeDee Lamb, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dez-bryant-sends-trouble-warning-to-nfl-about-george-pickens-trade">former Pittsburgh Steelers WR1 George Pickens</a> in his starting lineup. The team also loaded up on other interesting options across the lineup, with Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders joining the conversation at running back while Tyler Booker, Jaydon Blue, and Jay Toia joined the offense from the draft.</p><p>Factor in new head coach Brian Schottenheimer and his rejiggered offensive staff, and the Cowboys might just return to the playoffs next January, even in a loaded NFC East.</p><p>While playing catch at training camp, a fan asked Lamb if he thought he and Pickens were in line for the best season of their careers, and the Pro Bowler gave a <a href="https://x.com/GManzano24/status/1947731408849346597" rel="noopener">short but definitive response</a>.</p><p>“For sure,” Lamb declared.</p><p>On paper, the idea of Lamb having a career-best year with the addition of Pickens is a great hope, but is it really feasible? In 2023, Lamb had almost 1,750 receiving yards while hauling in 31.5 percent of the Cowboys’ total completions. Pickens, by contrast, has been targeted at least 100 times in each of the last two seasons and will likely demand similar offensive inclusion this fall too, considering he’s in a contract year.</p><p>Still, even if both Lamb and Pickens have great but not career-best seasons, that doesn’t mean using the duo as a 1-2 punch won’t make them endlessly more effective versus playing the role of offensive focal point. If everything clicks, who knows? Maybe Lamb and Pickens will finally get to achieve something new: a deep playoff run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cowboys fan to CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens: “This will be a career season for both of you.”</p><p>Lamb: “Fo sho” <a href="https://t.co/x6JAY6jLlJ">pic.twitter.com/x6JAY6jLlJ</a></p><p>— Gilberto Manzano (@GManzano24) <a href="https://twitter.com/GManzano24/status/1947731408849346597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens respond to Cowboys fan’s ‘career season’ message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-george-pickens-throws-shade-after-minkah-fitzpatrick-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'George Pickens takes veiled shot at Steelers amid Minkah Fitzpatrick trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/George-Pickens-of-the-Dallas-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>George Pickens takes veiled shot at Steelers amid Minkah Fitzpatrick trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T16:07:05-07:00">July 3rd, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T16:07:05-07:00">July 3rd, 4:07pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal">made a massive trade this offseason</a>. They traded George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round NFL Draft pick for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round selection. The move was made because the Cowboys needed more depth out wide next to CeeDee Lamb. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been aggressive this offseason, trading for DK Metcalf and Jalen Ramsey in separate trades and signing Aaron Rodgers.</p><p>George Pickens saw what happened with his former Pittsburgh teammate and <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/george-pickens-delivers-pointed-message-dallas-cowboys-fans">responded tongue-in-cheek</a>, saying he’s happy for him as he heads to Miami.</p><p>He got on Instagram and said, “Super happy for you, broski!!!!!! Back to beautiful places in life lol”</p><p>The shot was meant to be sarcastic and more joking, but there was an undertone of Pickens’s disdain for the Steelers and some of his fellow teammates.</p><p>Pickens has taken a few shots at his former team, with him taking an alleged shot at the Steelers on Mother’s Day. The mother’s deleted; he even said it was not him, and instead, “AI.”</p><p>“They are the ‘che’ p “st organization,” Pickens allegedly replied on Instagram. “Ain’t no stacking. “After a year, they’re gone; let them n—- go too soon as it’s time, lmao.”</p><p>Lit’s season, Pic’ ss had 59 catches for 900 yards and three touchdowns. Throughout his career with the Steelers, Pickens recorded 174 catches for 2,841 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a significant play threat, but has had issues with consistency.</p><p>The real story of what happened with Pickens and the Steelers will never be fully released to the public. Still, it seems that the Steelers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-insider-reveals-more-dirt-on-players-who-wanted-george-pickens-traded">got tired of his antics, either on the field or off it</a>, and they were never going to give him a contract extension in the first place since he is on an expiring contract.</p><p>The worst-case scenario is that Pickens will be a one-year rental for Dallas, and both sides can move on from each other. In that case, the Cowboys would also receive a compensatory pick for the 2026 draft.</p><p>The Cowboys desperately need Pickens to have a great year because they need someone to show up and help relieve some pressure on CeeDee Lamb while making things easier for Dak Prescott.</p><p>The Cowboys have a chance to be a real wildcard of a team this season, but it will depend a lot on what they can get out of this new-look offense and the personality of Pickens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

George Pickens takes veiled shot at Steelers amid Minkah Fitzpatrick trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-replaced-steelers-star-pittsburgh-youth-camp');   ga('set', 'title', 'George Pickens replaced by Steelers star at Pittsburgh youth camp he bailed on');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pittsburgh-Steelers-wide-receiver-George-Pickens-reacts-after-a-catch-against-the-Baltimore-Ravens-in-the-fourth-quarter-in-an-AFC-wild-card-game-at-MT-Bank-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>George Pickens replaced by Steelers star at Pittsburgh youth camp he bailed on</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T08:38:28-07:00">June 26th, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T08:38:28-07:00">June 26th, 8:38am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-michael-irvin-unloads-dallas-jerry-jones-after-disappointing-2024-campaign">Cowboys were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL</a> during the 2024 season. Dallas has gone to great lengths to improve the roster this offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/george-pickens-trade-grades-for-cowboys-steelers">including trading for George Pickens</a>. The controversial wide receiver got himself into hot water with Steelers fans once again, despite already leaving the team.</p><p>Cowboys WR George Pickens is back in the headlines for bailing on a youth football camp in Pittsburgh.</p><p>The news began to emerge on Wednesday that Pickens had <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/george-pickens-bails-on-pittsburgh-youth-football-camp-and-pat-freiermuth-takes-his-place" rel="noopener">canceled his appearance</a> at the “George Pickens Youth Football Camp” to be held on Saturday June 28th.</p><p>According to Mike Florio on ProFootballTalk, the organizers emailed families who registered to explain that Pickens decided not to participate. This was a big development, after Pickens confirmed he would still participate in the camp <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-claims-forced-steelers-trade">following his trade to Dallas</a>.</p><p>The same email reportedly takes multiple jabs at Pickens. Families were not offered a full refund, but will receive refunds for the cost of a Pickens autograph.</p><p>Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is doing his part to make up for Pickens’ absence. Freiermuth will replace Pickens at the event.</p><p>Now the youth football camp has been delayed until July 20th, which could lead to scheduling conflicts for some families.</p><p>It is safe to say that Steelers fans are glad that Pickens is gone for good.</p><h2><b>Will George Pickens help take the Cowboys offense to the next level in 2025?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/George-Pickens-catching.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Steelers fans may not like Pickens, but the Cowboys are optimistic about what he could bring to their offense in 2025.</p><p>In fact, former Cowboys receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dez-bryant-sends-trouble-warning-to-nfl-about-george-pickens-trade">Dez Bryant claimed the addition could cause “trouble”</a> for all of Dallas’ opponents this fall.</p><p>“It opens up a lot,” Bryant told Fox Sports. “I don’t know how you don’t be successful with George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb on the field at the same time. It’s going to cause a lot of trouble. Schotty got to get in there and figure out the best scheme to score points. If we score points, we’re good.”</p><p>The combo of Pickens and CeeDee Lamb could be incredible for the Cowboys. Especially if the team has a good plan for exploiting defenses that sell out to stop Lamb or Pickens.</p><p>One anonymous NFL coach also told ESPN that “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-rival-coach-warning-nfl-george-pickens-trade">dealing with CeeDee and him opens things up for them.</a>”</p><p>It will be fascinating to watch how the Cowboys structure their offense during training camp and the preseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

George Pickens replaced by Steelers star at Pittsburgh youth camp he bailed on

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dez-bryant-sends-trouble-warning-to-nfl-about-george-pickens-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dez Bryant sends ‘trouble’ warning to NFL about George Pickens Cowboys’ trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dez-Bryant-sends-trouble-warning-to-NFL-about-George-Pickens-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Dez Bryant sends ‘trouble’ warning to NFL about George Pickens Cowboys’ trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T13:46:18-07:00">June 23rd, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T13:50:32-07:00">June 23rd, 1:50pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/2-cowboys-underrated-sleepers-break-out-2025-nfl-season">Dallas Cowboys</a> offense will look different this season with the additions of George Pickens and an almost entirely new running back room. Former Cowboys star Dez Bryant sent a warning to the NFL <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dez-bryant-predicts-nfc-east-team-win-super-bowl-year-takes-shot-giants" rel="noopener">during Fanatics Fest this past weekend</a>.</p><p>George <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-reveals-biggest-difference-steelers-dallas">Pickens was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to the Dallas Cowboys this offseason, which gives quarterback Dak Prescott two dynamic weapons on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“It opens up a lot,” Bryant told Fox Sports. “I don’t know how you don’t be successful with George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb on the field at the same time. It’s going to cause a lot of trouble. Schotty got to get in there and figure out the best scheme to score points. If we score points, we’re good.”</p><p>The Cowboys are going to need to score a lot of points offensively to compete. They take on some good offenses this season, especially late in the year. If they want to compete with the top two teams in the NFC East, then Dallas must see a lot of success offensively. Dez Bryant feels the Cowboys will be successful. That is a good sign coming from one of the team’s best-ever players. Dallas has a new coach after the departure of Mike McCarthy, and Bryant feels that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-practice-quote">Brian Schottenheimer</a> is starting off on the right foot.</p><p>“I love everything he’s been doing as of late,” Bryant told Fox Sports. “You gotta give him his credit. He’s got the energy flowing in the building, the guys are happy to be there, and the guys would run through a wall for him. So, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s going on.”</p><p>The Cowboys added Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders in free agency, and drafted running back Jaydon Blue from Texas to give this team a ton of depth at the position. Duece Vaughn is also on the team as a potential playmaker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dez Bryant sends ‘trouble’ warning to NFL about George Pickens Cowboys’ trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-rumors-insider-drops-aaron-rodgers-george-pickens-revelation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers rumors: Insider drops Aaron Rodgers-George Pickens revelation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pickens-vs-the-Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Steelers rumors: Insider drops Aaron Rodgers-George Pickens revelation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-19T17:13:39-07:00">June 19th, 5:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-19T17:13:39-07:00">June 19th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a busy offseason. The most significant moves involved the Steelers, who traded for DK Metcalf, traded away George Pickens, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-officially-signs-1-year-contract">then signed Aaron Rodgers</a>. Metcalf was early in March of the offseason. However, more speculation existed about a potential connection between trading away Pickens and signing Rodgers.</p><p>The speculation started because rumors started swirling about Rodgers joining the Steelers in March, but nothing was official until June 7, 2025. Pickens was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on May 7, 2025. On the surface, it reads like Rodgers would not sign unless Pickens were traded, but Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gerry Dulac, set the record straight. Dulac said that <a href="https://steelersdepot.com/2025/06/dulac-aaron-rodgers-wasnt-reason-george-pickens-was-traded/">both happened separately and independently of each other</a>.</p><p>“They always believed [Rodgers] would sign,” Dulac told one reader in a Thursday chat for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “But I don’t think one had anything to do with the other.”</p><p>The 41-year-old quarterback is in the twilight of his career, and while both decisions did not hinge on each other, it makes sense that the Steelers may have decided to pull the trigger on the move due to Pickens’s maturity issues. If Rodgers was going to join that environment, it would only be combustible, and there was a massive risk.</p><p>The issues surrounding Pickens go way deeper than assuming he would not mix with Rodgers. He was in the final year of his expiring contract, and it became clear that the Steelers did not intend to extend him. Pittsburgh also realized that his antics were not worth it in the long run.</p><p>Since joining the league in 2022, Pickens has faced massive fines for his off-field and on-field antics, accumulating over six figures. This even prompted Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42724804/steelers-tomlin-calls-george-pickens-grow-flags">to go public with the issue</a> when talking to the media last season, saying, “He’s got a target on his back because he’s George; he understands that. But he’s got to grow up. He’s got to grow up in a hurry.”</p><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers traded Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.</p><p>Even though Rodgers had no part in the trade, the move makes a lot of sense for both sides. The Steelers get an expiring contract off the books and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-pittsburgh-gm-omar-khan-breaks-silence-stunning-george-pickens-trade">revitalize their locker room</a>. In contrast, the Dallas Cowboys get much-needed talent for their receiving corps because the cupboard was bare outside CeeDee Lamb.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers rumors: Insider drops Aaron Rodgers-George Pickens revelation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-rival-coach-warning-nfl-george-pickens-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rival coach sends warning to NFL about Cowboys’ George Pickens trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rival coach sends warning to NFL about Cowboys’ George Pickens trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-17T07:30:41-07:00">June 17th, 7:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-17T07:30:41-07:00">June 17th, 7:30am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys’ 2025 offseason was driven by a flurry of trades, most notably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal">for disgruntled receiver George Pickens</a>. While Pickens comes with a laundry list of concerns, rival coaches and executives are aware of how dangerous he makes Dallas’ offense.</p><p>Receiver was a significant issue for the Cowboys in 2024, as their unit was a one-man crew with CeeDee Lamb running the show. However, Pickens’ inclusion allows Dallas’ <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45523293/nfl-execs-scouts-pick-their-favorite-2025-offseason-moves" rel="noopener">offense to “open up,”</a> an anonymous coach told ESPN.</p><p>“Dealing with CeeDee and him opens things up for them,” the coach said.</p><p>Despite the Cowboys’ quarterback issues, Lamb led the way with 1,194 receiving yards in 2024. Behind him, third-year wideout Jalen Tolbert was second on the team with just 610 receiving yards. Dallas entered the season with higher expectations for tight end Jake Ferguson and veteran wideout Brandin Cooks, but both disappointed.</p><p>Pickens is coming off a 900-yard season on just 59 catches. He is two years removed from the first and only 1,000-yard campaign in his career. Pickens likely would have surpassed that mark for the second consecutive season had he not missed three games with a hamstring injury in 2025.</p><p>In addition to Pickens, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade">Cowboys also acquired quarterback Joe Milton III</a> and cornerback Kaiir Elam via trade. Milton and Elam both address positions of need, as Dallas lost longtime backup quarterback Cooper Rush and star nickelback Jourdan Lewis in free agency.</p><h2><b>George Pickens joins Cowboys’ revamped passing attack</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brian-Schottenheimer.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Pickens will be a key addition to the Cowboys’ offense in 2025, but not the only one. After playing just eight games in 2024, Dak Prescott will be ready to return and resume his role under center by Week 1.</p><p>Without Prescott, Dallas’ offense struggled immensely in 2024. Then-head coach Mike McCarthy was confident in longtime backup Cooper Rush, but the eighth-year veteran threw for just 1,844 yards in 12 games, fewer than Prescott managed in his eight outings. Dallas also gave former first-round pick Trey Lance an opportunity, to no avail.</p><p>Despite struggling with injuries all year, Dallas still managed to go 7-10 and keep itself in the playoff race longer than most expected. The disappointing year has not lowered the team’s expectations, as the Cowboys remain locked on winning the NFC East and competing for a Super Bowl.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rival coach sends warning to NFL about Cowboys’ George Pickens trade

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He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Pittsburgh Steelers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-george-pickens-claims-forced-steelers-trade">George Pickens arrived in Dallas</a> with baggage and big expectations, but also an open mindset. So far, he has <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cowboys-have-nothing-but-love-for-george-pickens-thus-far" rel="noopener">delivered exactly what the Cowboys were hoping for</a>.</p><p>“He shows up with energy, with a smile, and ready to work,” offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told reporters. “You can’t ask for more from a guy learning a new system.”</p><p>The wide receiver has quickly made a strong impression since his trade from the Steelers. His time in Pittsburgh included solid numbers, with 2,841 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns over three seasons. It was also marked by off-field issues. Those problems haven’t followed him to Texas.</p><p>Pickens has embraced the change, committing to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-dak-prescott-expresses-excitement-brian-schottenheimer-era" rel="noopener">Schottenheimer’s offensive vision and showing early signs of chemistry with the team.</a> The 24-year-old has stood out during offseason workouts, not just for his athleticism but also for his attitude and consistency.</p><p>Now entering a contract year, Pickens knows this season could redefine his future. That motivation is evident. According to Schottenheimer, the receiver has been “locked in” and vocal about his enjoyment of the speed and flexibility of the Cowboys’ offense, which is a sharp contrast to his previous experience.</p><p>In Pickens’ own words, the Cowboys’ scheme has the potential to “unlock another level” in his game. He pointed out the overall team speed and how it shapes the playbook.</p><p>“It’s probably the first time since college I’ve played with this many fast guys,” he mentioned during minicamp. “When the whole team’s fast, the scheme naturally adjusts. And that changes what I can do on the field.”</p><p>That adjustment is already showing positive results. While it’s early in the process, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-george-pickens-reveals-biggest-difference-steelers-dallas" rel="noopener">the connection between Pickens and the Cowboys’ offense looks strong.</a> Dallas has a player who is motivated not only by a fresh start but also by a system that matches his strengths.</p><p>Right now, he is focusing on learning routes, building timing, and gaining trust. If Pickens keeps moving in this direction, the drama in Pittsburgh will fade into just a footnote in what could be a breakout year in Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer opens up George Pickens’ conduct since trade

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He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>George Pickens is making a very different first impression in Dallas, and Dak Prescott is making sure people see.</p><p>Although racking up 2,841 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns over three seasons and leading the Steelers in receiving the last two years, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-breaks-silence-on-george-pickens-trade">Pickens was traded to the Cowboys</a> in what many deemed a move related more to off-field issues than to on-field performance. Dallas, though, has shown rather different results.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-hits-dak-prescott-with-developmental-reality" rel="noopener">Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer</a> remarked, “He comes to work smiling every day.” I’m a big George Pickens fan.</p><p>That vitality has permeated the Cowboys’ facility. Though the story in Pittsburgh revolved around conflict, in Dallas, the only plot line has been Pickens’ constancy and concentration during offseason training sessions. Prescott, too, made it very plain he is not buying the noise Pickens’ previous stop creates.</p><p>You should learn who they are for yourself and let them show you their true colors, said the Cowboys quarterback, so you should never truly listen to what someone else says about someone.</p><p>Prescott says what he has seen so far speaks volumes. Emphasizing Pickens’s energy, devotion, and professionalism, the quarterback complimented the 24-year-old wideout for being <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cowboys-have-nothing-but-love-for-george-pickens-thus-far" rel="noopener">early to meetings, upbeat around teammates, and completely engaged.</a></p><p>“He’s been fantastic,” Prescott said, adding, a guy who loves football and loves his teammates. “There are no worries about GP’s personal affairs or anything about it. I’m just really thrilled he’s on our team.”</p><p>With 2025 approaching in contract year, this is a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-george-pickens-reveals-biggest-difference-steelers-dallas" rel="noopener"> very important chapter in Pickens’ career.</a> The gifted receiver is concentrating on letting his effort speak for itself as he starts with a fresh slate and a quarterback firmly on his side.</p><p>For now, conversation about locker room issues appears far from him. George Pickens could be in for a breakout year this time with only football headlining, depending on Prescotts support.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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