Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens has his first new number with the Dallas Cowboys, even if it is not known how long that number will be his.
Pickens will wear No. 13, a number he has not worn in his career. According to Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill, that is a temporary number, who says the Cowboys could change that number at any point this offseason for Pickens. He still does not have a number listed on the official team website.
However, Pickens’ number in practice was No. 13, which Michael Gallup wore over many recent seasons.
The Steelers traded Pickens for third—and fifth-round picks, ending his time in Pittsburgh.
The Athletic reported that Pickens was 40 minutes late to the team’s Christmas Day game against the Kansas City Chiefs, which was after the inactives were released. Pickens was returning from a hamstring injury and was supposed to test the injury pregame.
The Steelers’ second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, he and Kenny Pickett, the team’s first two picks from that draft, never finished their rookie contracts with the team.
Pickens missed three games with a hamstring injury, dampening what looked to be a second-straight 1000-yard season with the third-year wide receiver.