In March, Dallas Cowboys COO and co-owner Stephen Jones said the team needed to upgrade the wide receiver position behind CeeDee Lamb. Jones said, “We’re still open to looking at an explosive number two that could upgrade us.” After feeling the NFL draft did not provide the opportunity to solve that problem, the team circled back on trade talks after the draft and acquired George Pickens.
The trade came on a Wednesday, and there was little buzz around the rest of the NFL, so Dallas acquiring Pickens was in almost every headline for a few days.