A Tuesday\u00a0report\u00a0said that\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0George Pickens\u00a0“is not pleased about the team\u2019s handling of his contract” and only reported to mandatory minicamp this week “to avoid financial penalties.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That, along with the fact that\u00a0Pickens won’t\u00a0take part in team drills during mandatory minicamp, could lead one to believe he may cause problems for the Cowboys later this summer. It appears that won’t be the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Pro Football Talk’s\u00a0Charean Williams\u00a0and\u00a0Jon Machota\u00a0of The Athletic shared, Pickens confirmed on Tuesday that he won\u2019t hold out.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n“It\u2019s football first, you see what I mean? So definitely play football first, kind of like I did last year, and then worry about, well, let my agent worry about [contract] talk[s],” Pickens said about his mindset. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
While Pickens signed the franchise tag worth roughly $27.3M for the 2026 season earlier this spring, he\u00a0stayed away from the Cowboys\u00a0throughout the voluntary portion of the offseason program after it was revealed that he\u00a0would not\u00a0be receiving a multiyear contract extension from the club before the July 15 deadline for teams to sign tagged players to such deals arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, Pickens said that agent David Mulugheta advised him not to participate in voluntary workouts. However, Pickens also said he will report for training-camp practices in late July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
George Pickens says this is what’s important to him amid questions about his contract<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n“What\u2019s important to me is winning,” Pickens added. “Like I said from the beginning, I always wanna bring a Super Bowl to a group of guys that never had that feeling. That\u2019s really the most important part to me.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Pickens’ latest comments suggest that he plans to play on the franchise tag through the upcoming season before he and the Cowboys evaluate their options. On Tuesday morning,\u00a0NFL\u00a0insider\u00a0Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US\u00a0noted that “there is concern within Pickens’ camp that he could be franchise-tagged again in 2027.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That concern apparently won’t prevent Pickens from playing for the Cowboys when they open the 2026 regular season with a “Sunday Night Football” matchup at the rival\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0on Sept. 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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