Overview
- Pickens is coming off an All-Pro 2025 season for Dallas with 93 receptions, 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns.
- The Cowboys have not begun formal talks with agent David Mulugheta, and the franchise tag window opens in mid-February with the WR tag projected around $28–29 million.
- CeeDee Lamb publicly said he is fine if Pickens earns more than him and warned active recruiters that “they’re not getting him,” while Dak Prescott called retaining Pickens vital.
- Green Bay players are openly recruiting Pickens, with Micah Parsons making a pitch and Jordan Love expressing interest and noting a prior relationship and shared agent.
- Dallas faces significant cap constraints that could complicate a tag that hits the cap immediately, though Jones maintains the team can pay fair market value and downplays concerns about tagging.