When the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to move on from star wide receiver George Pickens, I had my fair share of questions. Not that Pickens is the greatest wide receiver ever, but I do consider him a top-10 to 15 guy in this league, and though his attitude certainly raised questions, I ultimately thought his talent would be the deciding factor in a lot of what would happen.Unfortunately for the Steelers, that wasn’t the case, and we saw Pickens absolutely thrive with the Dallas Cowboys. The problem for Pickens now isn’t really his attitude off the field, but rather what’s happening on it with his contract situation.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to NFL.com, that’s still one of the biggest questions the Steelers’ former star in Dallas will have to figure out.“Aside from some contract squabbles with George Pickens and Brandon Aubrey that were tame by Cowboys standards, this has been a drama-free offseason for Dallas. Will that change during training camp in Oxnard, California? It’s been a breath of fresh air that’s even drawn applause from one of the greatest Cowboys ever, NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith. With Dallas locked in on snapping a two-year playoff drought, the on-field focus bodes well. Avoiding major storylines might well be the biggest development of the summer for the ‘Boys. July 28 looms large for the team, as it’s when players are set to report to camp and owner Jerry Jones traditionally addresses the media in a lengthy news conference.“The Cowboys have been transparent about not negotiating an extension with Pickens, who has signed his franchise tag and stated he doesn’t intend to hold out. We’ll see just how copacetic everything remains when camp kicks off,” NFL.com wrote.It doesn’t seem like Pickens is too worried about not being paid at the moment, as NFL.com touched on here.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, given what we’ve seen him do throughout his career, I don’t think anyone should be surprised if he changes his attitude and goes in a different direction. I hope, from the Cowboys’ standpoint, that it doesn’t happen, but previous indications suggest that Pickens will make this a big deal at some point, and considering it’s about money, I don’t know if I can blame him.
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