George Pickens is a Dallas Cowboy. Had the first round board broken a little differently, he might still be a Pittsburgh Steeler. Explaining how yesterday’s deal went down, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport painted a scenario in which a trade never would’ve occurred.
“If Tetairoa McMillan was there at 12, maybe this trade wouldn’t have happened,” Rapoport said during a Thursday appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. “I think it probably wouldn’t have. But they didn’t get the receiver they wanted. They make the trade, get a big receiver, too.”
"I actually thought this George Pickens deal was gonna get done before the draft.