In a surprising turn of events, the Pittsburgh Steelers are slated to trade George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys. After the draft passed with Pickens still in Pittsburgh, it felt like a deal for him was imminent. However, the Cowboys met the Steelers’ asking price for Pickens, putting things into motion. In return, the Steelers are receiving a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Analyst Craig Carton thinks the Cowboys won this deal in a landslide.
“I think it’s highway robbery,” Carton said Wednesday on FS1’s Breakfast Ball. “For all the knocks we put on the Dallas Cowboys, all of them well-earned, deservedly so, all the nonsense, this is a phenomenal deal.