Following the trade and subsequent large-money contract extension to DK Metcalf while George Pickens was about to enter the final year of his rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s fair to wonder if he had a hand in his exit from the team. According to Pickens in his introductory press conference with the Dallas Cowboys, he never requested a trade.
“I asked Cowboys WR George Pickens if he ever requested a trade from Pittsburgh. He said he didn’t,” wrote DLLS Cowboys’ reporter Joseph Hoyt on X.
I asked #Cowboys WR George Pickens if he ever requested a trade from Pittsburgh.