This offseason, the Dallas Cowboys made a big splash in acquiring wide receiver George Pickens in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers and bolstering their wide receiver room in a major way. Pickens, a former second-round pick of Pittsburgh in the 2022 NFL draft has plenty of talent but after the Steelers acquired DK Metcalf this offseason, Pickens became expendable.
As the Cowboys begin training camp this week, first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer has been highly impressed with Pickens in their early time together. Speaking to the media after Wednesday’s practice, Schottenheimer spoke about the energy and culture that has been on display with this roster, and pointed to Pickens as a big standout of that positive culture that’s being built.
Schotty on George Pickens:
“From the time he’s been here he’s been incredible…”
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“When I look at our guys, they’re always going to support one another,” Schottenheimer said. “I’m not even talking about Micah (Parsons) and Trevon (Diggs), I’m talking Dak (Prescott) and Joe Milton. Let’s talk about CeeDee (Lamb) and George Pickens, here’s a guy (Pickens) that we get from Pittsburgh that they say is trouble and all those things. From the time he’s been here, he’s been incredible. Is it me? No. Is it CeeDee? I don’t know. But the culture that we’re building here. I’m really excited about the family atmosphere we’ve built here.”
Although Micah Parsons has dominated the headlines with his ongoing contract situation with the franchise, Schottenheimer’s words should come as uplifting not just for the entire team, but especially Pickens. Getting a 24-year old wide receiver who is determined prove his worth to the league, the Cowboys got a highly-motivated and highly-talented second weapon to line up along CeeDee Lamb as the top receiving threats for Dak Prescott.
