{"id":46747,"date":"2025-05-08T03:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46747"},"modified":"2025-05-08T03:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:28:17","slug":"breaking-cowboys-fans-react-to-blockbuster-trade-for-george-pickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46747","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Fans React to Blockbuster Trade for George Pickens.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2184053928-e1746646792908.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2184053928-e1746646792908.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2184053928-e1746646792908.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2184053928-e1746646792908.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"George Pickens\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"470\" data-dom-ready-time=\"538\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Wide receiver George Pickens will get a fresh start in his fourth season after being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0and\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0shocked the NFL world Wednesday morning, answering one team\u2019s question at WR2 and creating one for the other.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers\u00a0sent embattled-but-talented receiver George Pickens\u00a0and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Cowboys in exchange for Dallas\u2019s third-round selection next year and a fifth-round pick in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, the football-loving world has a lot to say on the move \u2014 and not just because of its on-field implications.<\/p>\n<p>From a between-the-lines standpoint, the move makes plenty of sense for Dallas.\u00a0Pickens\u00a0is just 24-years-old, has had at least 50 catches and 800 yards in each of his first three seasons and figures to pair with the Cowboys\u2019 bona fide No. 1 receiver\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0to create matchup nightmares for opposing defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Ability however, is not where the issues lie.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Pickens Has a Problem With His Temper<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/amplify_video\/1920119392177709056\/vid\/avc1\/720x1196\/RBwfDr3988YFqP7u.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite his ability as a 6-foot-3 receiver with speed and an absurd catch radius that enables him to make spectacular grabs on almost a weekly basis, Pickens is first and foremost known as a hothead.<\/p>\n<p>Just last season, Pickens \u2014 playing in a mostly bland offense that struggled to push the ball down the field and score points consistently \u2014 let his frustrations boil over on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, one of those came against the Cowboys when Pickens threw down then-Cowboys cornerback\u00a0Jourdan Lewis\u00a0by his facemask at the end of a loss.<\/p>\n<p>After a particularly moody game in Week 13 of last season, one in which Pickens was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduct in a win over the Bengals, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin publicly shared his feelings on the receiver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got to grow up,\u201d Tomlin said. \u201cHe\u2019s got to grow up in a hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Fans Seem Happy With the Move<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/amplify_video\/1920076717839757312\/vid\/avc1\/884x884\/L0kVX4NR7vVo-6EA.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones is no stranger to bringing in players who toe the line between talented and irresponsible. Names like Terrell Owens, Greg Hardy, Aldon Smith and now Pickens have become a staple in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the perception of the move, there is a world in which this works.<\/p>\n<p>Dak Prescott, coming off a season in which he missed the final nine games with a hamstring injury, has thrown for at least 4,400 yards and 30 touchdowns in his last three healthy seasons and will almost certainly benefit from another weapon outside of Lamb.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fsgn2-11.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/495393112_122210581250091756_602354797980717824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=3umGmL7iVaQQ7kNvwGN0xW0&amp;_nc_oc=AdlvZ80rT7YEkdW_XZCD1GipU66w4wJRO0S1X1Bb8pfxO3eM0-2ATf6yCS109kGVPjEL1RK0SnDtj6AWtr_KEki_&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fsgn2-11.fna&amp;_nc_gid=xfLMI8F1oIMoZvWGBISC2w&amp;oh=00_AfJH9Fv5FqkXzo9RZnvZ4C6NEly69F1cE7bDnNbkFF5qlg&amp;oe=6821E05A\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 v\u0103n b\u1ea3n cho bi\u1ebft 'David Helman @davidhelman_ Follow Plus it's just fun. Dak's gonna throw 2-3 audacious balls a game to a guy with that catch radius. CeeDee's life will be easier. Pickens will probably mix it up with a CB or 3. It'll lead to Jerry saying some hilarious stuff when it becomes a midweek story. The Dallas Dallas Cowboys 10:36 am 7 May 2025 2108 Reply Read 36 replies'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are still questions surrounding a defense that was bad a year ago, and the Cowboys will be breaking in a new head coach in Brian Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n<p>But if nothing else, the offense should be fun. Pickens is in the final year of his rookie contract and the Cowboys\u00a0reportedly will not extend him\u00a0before the season, making the move mostly low-risk, high-reward.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Now What in Pittsburgh?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/amplify_video\/1885976768705691648\/vid\/avc1\/886x500\/YpAErjEv9jVScAm6.mp4?tag=16\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While Tomlin may have less of a headache to deal with, the Steelers have created another hole on their roster that they had seemingly already filled with their deal to acquire\u00a0DK Metcalf earlier in the offseason in exchange for a second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it may not matter who is lined up at receiver for the Steelers until they figure out their quarterback situation. As things stand now, career-backup\u00a0Mason Rudolph\u00a0is the presumed starter in his second stint with Pittsburgh while the team waits on a decision from free agent\u00a0Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the Pickens move is addition by subtraction remains to be seen. One thing for certain though is the Steelers are less talented today than they were yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Wide receiver George Pickens will get a fresh start in his fourth season after being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys Fans React to Blockbuster Trade for George Pickens.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46747\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Cowboys Fans React to Blockbuster Trade for George Pickens.. - 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