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A Tuesday report<\/a> said that Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0<\/span>George Pickens<\/a>\u00a0“is not pleased about the team\u2019s handling of his contract” and only reported to mandatory minicamp this week “to avoid financial penalties.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n That, along with the fact that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pickens won’t<\/span><\/span><\/a> take part in team drills during mandatory minicamp, could lead one to believe he may cause problems for the Cowboys later this summer. It appears that won’t be the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n As Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams<\/a> and Jon Machota<\/a> of The Athletic shared, Pickens confirmed on Tuesday that he won\u2019t hold out.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>football first, you see what I mean? So definitely play football first, kind of like I did last year, and then worry about, well, let my agent worry about [contract] talk[s],” Pickens said about his mindset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While Pickens signed the franchise tag worth roughly $27.3M for the 2026 season earlier this spring, he\u00a0stayed away from the Cowboys\u00a0<\/span>throughout the voluntary portion of the offseason program after it was revealed that he\u00a0<\/span>would not<\/span><\/a>\u00a0be receiving a multiyear contract extension from the club before the July 15 deadline for teams to sign tagged players to such deals arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n On Tuesday, Pickens said that agent David Mulugheta advised him not to participate in voluntary workouts.\u00a0<\/span>However, Pickens also said he will report for training-camp practices in late July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “What\u2019s important to me is winning,” Pickens added. “Like I said from the beginning, I always wanna bring a Super Bowl to a group of guys that never had that feeling. That\u2019s really the most important part to me.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pickens’ latest comments suggest that he plans to play on the franchise tag through the upcoming season before he and the Cowboys evaluate their options. On Tuesday morning, NFL<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>insider Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US<\/a> noted that “there is concern within Pickens’ camp that he could be franchise-tagged again in 2027.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That concern apparently won’t prevent Pickens from playing for the Cowboys when they open the 2026 regular season with a “Sunday Night Football” matchup at the rival New York Giants<\/a> on Sept. 13.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nCould George Pickens hold out after signing franchise tag?<\/h2>\n
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George Pickens says this is what’s important to him amid questions about his contract<\/h2>\n
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