George Pickens was trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers in May, and he has been with the Dallas Cowboys with not much of a hiccup to this point.
Pickens reportedly had a great training camp with the Cowboys, and has embraced a new culture to play in under head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Pickens has a unique perspective on the Micah Parsons trade, and says it was likely best for ‘both parties,’ likening it to the Steelers moving him to the Cowboys back in May.
Pickens reflected on what the last three months have been like in Dallas, and said that after building up a certain reputation in Pittsburgh, he feels renewed with the Cowboys.
“It was a good for me,” Pickens said to Jane Slater of NFL Network. “Just strictly because you know when you’re somewhere long and you build a certain record, a certain label, whether that’s good, great, or bad, you just want a fresh start. That’s how I feel like it is with a lot of people in life."
Pickens is now playing alongside CeeDee Lamb and host of other impressive weapons for the Cowboys. That alone could give him some more ability to make plays in the Cowboys offense, who look to be high-powered.
The second-round pick of the Steelers in the 2022 NFL Draft, both 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.
He averaged 15.3 yards per reception with 59 receptions for 900 yards on the year. In each of the last two seasons, Pickens has eclipsed 15 yards per catch and 900 yards as the focus of the team’s passing offense.
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