FRISCO, Texas -- All things considered, wide receiver George Pickens has been everything the Dallas Cowboys could have hoped for when they acquired him this past offseason in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Why ESPN's potential free agent move for Cowboys' George Pickens makes zero sense originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens has been in the news this week for his less-than-ideal performance against the Detroit Lions.

Richard Sherman and George Pickens starred in a fierce back-and-forth after the Dallas Cowboys lost to the Detroit Lions on Thursday. The Lions snapped the Cowboys' three-win streak at Ford Field, putting the NFC East team in a complex position before the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday.

The Ravens could look to try and steal George Pickens from the Cowboys if all doesn't go well with his negotiations in the offseason.

During the “Thursday Night Football” contest between the Cowboys and Lions, which yielded 74 points, Dallas wideout George Pickens was hardly a fixture in his team’s loss, even after star teammate CeeDee Lamb left with a concussion.

Pickens joined the Cowboys in the offseason via a trade deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dallas gave up a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pickens and a 2027 sixth-rounder.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer (right) slaps hands with wide receiver George Pickens (3). Schottenheimer was fired up about receiver Ryan Flournoy’s fourth quarter touchdown and tight end Jake Ferguson’s two-point conversion against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, December 4, 2025. The Cowboys lost, 44-30.

The Pittsburgh Steelers made the hard decision to part ways with wide receiver George Pickens during the 2025 offseason as the organization traded him to the Dallas Cowboys.