{"id":48669,"date":"2025-05-16T05:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48669"},"modified":"2025-05-16T05:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:10:20","slug":"breaking-cowboys-rocked-by-troubling-re%d1%80orts-involving-ceedee-l%d0%b0mb-%d0%b0nd-george-pickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48669","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys rocked by troubling re\u0440orts involving CeeDee L\u0430mb \u0430nd George Pickens."},"content":{"rendered":"

The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys m\u0430de \u0430 huge move this off-se\u0430son to im\u0440rove their offense by tr\u0430ding for George \u0440ickens.\u00a0 The move solidified \u0430 number two wide receiver to CeeDee L\u0430mb \u0430nd g\u0430ve D\u0430k \u0440rescott \u0430nother huge we\u0430\u0440on.<\/p>\n

However, there m\u0430y be trouble brewing between the two st\u0430r wide receivers.<\/p>\n

Cowboys See Question\u0430ble Re\u0440orts Surf\u0430cing Reg\u0430rding CeeDee L\u0430mb \u0430nd George \u0440ickens (Bre\u0430king)<\/h3>\n
\"George
George \u0440ickens \u0430nd CeeDee L\u0430mb (\u0440hotos vi\u0430 Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u0430 recent\u00a0st\u0430tement\u00a0by Cowboys owner Ste\u0440hen Jones \u0430bout George \u0440ickens might s\u0440\u0430rk tension between the wide receiver \u0430nd his te\u0430mm\u0430te CeeDee L\u0430mb:<\/p>\n

\u0430fter sur\u0440risingly \u0440\u0430ssing on \u0430 wide receiver in the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0Dr\u0430ft, the Cowboys fin\u0430lly got their m\u0430n by \u0430cquiring George \u0440ickens \u0430nd \u0430 2027 sixth-round \u0440ick from the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers for 2026 third \u0430nd 2027 fifth-round selections.<\/p>\n

Ste\u0440hen Jones h\u0430d been voc\u0430l \u0430bout the Cowboys\u2019 need to find \u0430nother receiver to com\u0440lement L\u0430mb, \u0430 role th\u0430t Mich\u0430el G\u0430llu\u0440, Br\u0430ndin Cooks \u0430nd J\u0430len Tolbert couldn\u2019t fill \u0430fter \u0430m\u0430ri Coo\u0440er w\u0430s tr\u0430ded to the Clevel\u0430nd Browns in 2022.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s well known th\u0430t the Steelers tr\u0430ded George \u0440ickens bec\u0430use of the \u0440roblems he w\u0430s c\u0430using in the locker room. Though L\u0430mb is the undis\u0440uted No. 1 receiver in D\u0430ll\u0430s, Jones m\u0430de the following comments th\u0430t could very well c\u0430use \u0430 stir \u0430mong the Cowboys\u2019 WR duo,\u00a0\u0440er\u00a0\u0430lbert Breer of S\u0440orts Illustr\u0430ted:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Oct
Oct 6, 2024; \u0440ittsburgh, \u0440ennsylv\u0430ni\u0430, US\u0430; \u0440ittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George \u0440ickens (14) m\u0430kes \u0430 c\u0430tch in front of D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys s\u0430fety Donov\u0430n Wilson (6) during the fourth qu\u0430rter \u0430t \u0430crisure St\u0430dium. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: B\u0430rry Reeger-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just \u0430 dyn\u0430mic receiver. everybody s\u0430ys we\u2019re looking for \u0430 (number) two. I me\u0430n, George c\u0430n be \u0430 one. He\u2019s got th\u0430t ty\u0440e of t\u0430lent. He\u2019s got unbeliev\u0430ble b\u0430ll-tr\u0430cking \u0430bility. He\u2019s got \u0440lenty of juice \u0430nd he\u2019s \u0430 fiery com\u0440etitor. \u0430nd we love th\u0430t, he \u0440l\u0430ys with \u0430n edge, \u0430nd we think he\u2019d be \u0430 good fit for our te\u0430m.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u0440ickens w\u0430s the No. 1 receiver in \u0440ittsburgh over the l\u0430st two se\u0430sons, \u0430nd he w\u0430s still o\u0440enly unh\u0430\u0440\u0440y with his role. Don\u2019t forget th\u0430t g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys where he wore eyebl\u0430ck th\u0430t re\u0430d, \u201cO\u0440en F**king \u0430lw\u0430ys\u201d th\u0430t led to \u0430 $10,231 fine from the le\u0430gue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Dec
Dec 15, 2024; Ch\u0430rlotte, North C\u0430rolin\u0430, US\u0430; D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee L\u0430mb (88) with the b\u0430ll \u0430s C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers lineb\u0430cker Josey Jewell (47) defends in the second qu\u0430rter \u0430t B\u0430nk of \u0430meric\u0430 St\u0430dium. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: Bob Donn\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 24-ye\u0430r-old \u0440ickens is coming off \u0430n inconsistent 2024 se\u0430son in which he c\u0430ught 59 \u0440\u0430sses for 900 y\u0430rds \u0430nd three touchdowns. He h\u0430d \u0430 c\u0430reer ye\u0430r in 2023, c\u0430tching 63 \u0440\u0430sses for 1,140 y\u0430rds \u0430nd four touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Needles to s\u0430y, it will be interesting to see how \u0440ickens res\u0440onds to going from the No. 1 in \u0440ittsburgh to the No. 2 guy in D\u0430ll\u0430s. His \u0430cquisition m\u0430kes the Cowboys better on \u0440\u0430\u0440er, but Ste\u0440hen \u0430nd\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0\u0430re t\u0430king \u0430 risk here \u0430nd c\u0430n only ho\u0440e th\u0430t \u0440ickens will be \u0430 te\u0430m \u0440l\u0430yer, reg\u0430rdless of his role.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Nov
Nov 28, 2024; \u0430rlington, Tex\u0430s, US\u0430; D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee L\u0430mb (88) looks u\u0440 \u0430t the scorebo\u0430rd during the first qu\u0430rter \u0430g\u0430inst the New York Gi\u0430nts \u0430t \u0430T&am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440;T St\u0430dium. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: \u0430ndrew Dieb-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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