{"id":47791,"date":"2025-05-13T02:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47791"},"modified":"2025-05-13T02:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:41:56","slug":"breaking-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-fires-off-1-word-ego-message-on-george-pickens-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47791","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys CeeDee Lamb Fires Off 1-Word Ego Message on George Pickens Trade.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Dallas Cowboys welcomed another alpha personality to their wide receivers room this week after trading for George Pickens, but No. 1 pass catcher CeeDee Lamb has no concerns about his own ego as this partnership takes form.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0reeled in a big catch last week, trading with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0to land George Pickens. This offense needed a No. 2 receiver on the depth chart and it could be argued that the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0may have gone beyond filling that exact need.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens was a firm No. 1 option with the Steelers. While he joins\u00a0CeeDee Lamb in this receiving corps, one could argue that &#8220;1A&#8221; or &#8220;1B&#8221; is a better descriptor for the role he serves in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, in terms of talent &#8230; this is a slam-dunk move for the Cowboys. Pickens has the field stretching ability and the one-on-one prowess that Dallas has lacked for years.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are some concerns to had, specifically with Pickens&#8217; personality. &#8220;Creative differences&#8221; caused a rift between Pickens and team leadership, so there is urgency for the Cowboys to ensure healthy relationships between all parties from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Since Pickens joins an offense with an established No. 1 and a\u00a0quarterback\u00a0in Dak Prescott who has that rapport, a player with a strong personality could make things interesting.<\/p>\n<p>But Lamb advised the new Cowboy and the entire world that he will not let anything about anybody&#8217;s own gain inhibit what the team is trying to build.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kid you not; can\u2019t express it enough. 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In fact, both stand to have their own stars shine brighter paired alongside the other.<\/p>\n<p>Now Lamb has had his moments on the sideline, expressing some frustrations in a rough moment, but rarely if ever do those challenges boil over and impact the team. Pickens will have to learn that same lesson in his new home.<\/p>\n<p>Though absurdly talented, Pickens&#8217; emotions have resulted in several unsportsmanlike penalties in his young career and an ejection on one occasion. Simply as a player, regardless of his affiliation, he must do a better job of keeping those emotions under wraps.<\/p>\n<p>That maturity will now have to be complemented by an understanding that he will no longer be the focal point of his team&#8217;s passing attack. Lamb and Pickens are both high profile assets, meaning they will each take turns in having the spotlight on the field.<\/p>\n<p>And that exact phenomenon will be what gives defenses headaches in preparing for the Cowboys. Lamb&#8217;s and Pickens&#8217; abilities are so balanced that defenses will quite literally be forced to pick their poison every week.<\/p>\n<p>But this only works if the egos are put to the side. Lamb has clearly chosen to do so, now it&#8217;s up to Pickens to prove it between the lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys welcomed another alpha personality to their wide receivers room this week after trading for George Pickens, but No. 1 pass catcher CeeDee Lamb has&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47791","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 CeeDee Lamb Fires Off 1-Word Ego Message on George Pickens Trade.. - 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=47791\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Cowboys CeeDee Lamb Fires Off 1-Word Ego Message on George Pickens Trade.. - 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