Pickens Signs Franchise Tag, Cowboys Lock in Star WR

Dallas Cowboys' wide receiver George Pickens is set to sign his franchise tag worth $27,300,000.

That's a one-year fully-guaranteed deal after the team said no long-term contract is off-season.

Sources close to the situation confirm he's ready to lock it in before the NFL draft wraps up.

This comes right after Cowboys exec Stephen Jones made it clear they'd roll with Pickens on the tag for the season.

The deadline for a multi-year pack was July 15th, but that's off the table now.

Signing means he can join the off-season workouts starting Monday, though he'd face fines for skipping minicamp or training camp.

Fans and the front office are breathing easier, hoping Pickens dives into work mode.

Jones stressed they've got no plans to trade him, especially after his breakout year with 93 catches, 1429 yards, and nine touchdowns.

Dallas leaned on that offense, but stumbled to a seven-win, nine-loss, one-tie record, missing playoffs again.

Pickens brings that firepower from his Steelers days, traded here last off-season as a 25-year-old former second-rounder out of Georgia.

He paired well with CD-LAM, who's cashing in on a massive $136 million deal.

Pass Cowboys like Dak Prescott and DeMarcus Lawrence rode the tag to bigger bags later.

With the tag-money dwarfing his rookie earnings and some early hiccups like that, Curfew bust with LAM.

Pickens gets a shot to prove his maturity.

The Cowboys see his talent as too key to let slip, locking him in for a run at redemption this fall.

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