{"id":47833,"date":"2025-05-13T03:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47833"},"modified":"2025-05-13T03:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:11:53","slug":"stephen-jones-compares-george-pickens-to-former-competitive-cowboys-star-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47833","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Jones compares George Pickens to former &#8216;competitive&#8217; Cowboys star WR.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Cowboys&#8217; EVP Stephen Jones compares George Pickens to a former Cowboys receiver who was the ultimate competitor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4122,h_2318,x_0,y_6\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jv30ge88r6xh0rqjbv.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens reacts after a Kansas City Chiefs penalty during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium. \" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8uhoki1ab\">The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0made headlines when the franchise announced they were trading for former\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6r49rztsr\">Pickens had been the number one option in the pass for the Steelers for the past couple of seasons. However, the team appears ready to move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ofgp9jgya\">Pickens is\u00a0the type of player who wears his heart on his sleeve, and he is not afraid to confront anyone on the opposite sideline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2mcs70dxn\">Having a fiery personality can be good for the team. However, it can also be the catalyst for a long season if things don&#8217;t go well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7jelvj5k5\">Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones recently discussed if the franchise had any concerns trading for a receiver with such a dominant personality on the field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_18zydjd-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5lqb2qvmx\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1922008318035558744&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fcowboys%2Fnews%2Fstephen-jones-compares-george-pickens-former-competitive-dallas-cowboys-star-receiver&amp;sessionId=2bf81c1b1cf5c5ff034c90cee5644e9db9dbbe98&amp;siteScreenName=DallasCowboysFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1922008318035558744\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dpoepoubp\">\u201cHe\u2019s an uber competitor, and we had one in Dez Bryant who was the same way. I mean, he just couldn&#8217;t get enough. And boy, when the lights came on and his cleats hit the turf, he was a different guy. And it feels like George is going to be that way. He certainly sometimes plays with high emotion and that can, as we all know, when you&#8217;re playing sports and you&#8217;re competing and you&#8217;re playing with a lot of emotion, sometimes you can make a wrong decision here and there,&#8221; said Jones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vkv2prchh\">Jones compared Pickens to Cowboys legend Dez Bryant when answering the question if the team had any concerns when trading for Pickens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zx1tsd1ct\">It&#8217;s easy to look past any negatives about attitude when the team is winning. However, we really won&#8217;t know the answer to this until the Cowboys face a bump in the road this upcoming season. The waiting game begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cowboys&#8217; EVP Stephen Jones compares George Pickens to a former Cowboys receiver who was the ultimate competitor. 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