George Pickens Franchise Tag: Cowboys' Cap Drama

It's March 31st.

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George Pickens just wrapped a monster year, snagging 93 catches 4, 1,429 yards, and 9 touchdowns

landing.

Him top spots, league wide.

But instead of a big long-term deal with the Dallas Cowboys, they slapped him with the

franchise tag, locking in about 27.3 million dollars guaranteed for the 2026 season.

Here this week at the NFL Owners meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

fielded questions on Pickens and stirred up the usual.

Chaos, he said there haven't been recent contract talks, he's not sure if Pickens will show

for offseason workouts, but he digs that Pickens has been.

Training with Dak Prescott and sees him in Dallas's future.

Fans are groaning loud, especially after last offseason's mess with Agent David Malakeda

over Micah Parsons, that beef went public, shots fired both ways, and Parsons ended up

traded to the Green Bay Packers before the season kicked off.

Cowboys nations yelling, not this drama again.

Jones didn't hold back, tossing shade and Malakeda during his comments, hinting at ongoing

tension without spilling full plans on the cap or team.

Strategy.

The franchise tag fixed their playbook for holding on to stars, short term.

This saga's far from over, with workouts looming and no long-term peace in sight, keep

an eye on how Dallas navigates the cap to keep their weapons loaded.