Despite roadblocks, Cowboys will sign explosive wide receiver to long-term deal

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In what has become a season of tenacity, the Dallas Cowboys have been making all the right moves lately. Fighting for their postseason lives at 5-5, they've been able to count on a playmaker that they swung a major deal for. Wide receiver George Pickens, acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers, has lit a fire under a Cowboys club that still believes it can make some noise down the stretch.

Pickens was picked up from Pittsburgh in the off-season for a 2026 third-round pick and a swap of late-round picks. Thus far, it's been a steal, as NFL insider Dianna Russini wrote for The Athletic.

"The Cowboys are set to give Pickens... a contract this offseason. And because nothing in the NFL is ever simple or boring, guess who his representative is? NFL superagent David Mulugheta."

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"Yep. The same agent who represents Micah Parsons. The same agent Jerry Jones said he didn’t know and didn’t want to talk to during Parsons’ extension discussions over the summer. From what I’m told, there’s no drama brewing here; everyone is expected to handle it professionally."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is focused on a deal

A former Georgia Bulldog, Pickens is statistically the number-two receiver in the NFL behind Seattle star Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Since joining the Cowboys, he's got 1,054 receiving yards in 11 games this season. That's more than all the Steelers receivers combined.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is committed to keeping the receiver in Big D. He stated recently that a deal should be done soon.

"Of course, of course we are proud to have him, and I don't even want to play games with it, we'd love to have him on the team," Jones said, according to Athletic writer Jon Machota. "I don't just try to spend my day messing with agents, as you well know. (laughing) I'm proud he's having the season he's having. It exceeds anything we could have hoped for."