The Dallas Cowboys’ breathless search for a dynamic wide receiver to pair opposite CeeDee Lamb came to an end this week, with the blockbuster acquisition of George Pickens in a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pickens in the definition of a burner, a year removed from averaging 18.1 yards per reception and fresh off a 2024 season in which he caught 59 passes for 900 yards and three touchdowns despite wildly inconsistent quarterback play in a run-based Steelers offense.
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Now, opposite Lamb, Pickens could be primed for the most prolific season of his career, and the duo could elevate the Cowboys back into contention in the NFC.
In Dallas, though, Pickens has no plans on playing second-fiddle to Lamb.
“You guys making a 1A and 1B and all this,” Pickens said, via the Cowboys’ official website. “Honestly, that’s the first time I’ve heard of any of that stuff. I feel like two receivers are kind of normal. When I used to watch football, there was always a good receiver and then there was another good receiver on the side of him. I just feel like we’re going to work off each other very well.”
Lamb is considered one of the most explosive receivers in the sport, but as the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and others have proven, in the modern NFL it takes two difference-makers for an offense to reach its potential.
Whoever winds up atop the depth chart, or leading the Cowboys in receptions or yards by season’s end, the potential for Lamb and Pickens to make Dallas’ offense more dangerous is a key reason this trade went down in the first place.
“He creates big mismatches,” a rival NFC Executive tells me of Pickens. “Dak is going to love him in the deep passing game.”
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