{"id":618770,"date":"2026-02-27T01:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/618770\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T01:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:15:31","slug":"cowboys-brian-schottenheimer-optimistic-about-george-pickens-future-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/618770\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys\u2019 Brian Schottenheimer optimistic about George Pickens\u2019 future in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 With the Cowboys<\/a> about to start contract talks with pending free agent George Pickens<\/a>, coach Brian Schottenheimer<\/a> expressed optimism his star receiver is with the team long-term.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope,\u201d Schottenheimer said Thursday from the NFL scouting combine. \u201cEverything, I\u2019ve been around George from the time he got here … I knew this guy is a competitor and he loves football, so I hope so.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cowboys are expected to place a franchise tag on Pickens<\/a>, projected at $28 million, but it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean he\u2019ll show up for the offseason program. Last year, when star pass rusher Micah Parsons was entering contract talks, with a year remaining on his deal, Schottenheimer asked him to report to offseason work on the first day, which he did. Eventually Parsons conducted a training camp hold-in and requested a trade that was granted. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, this is going to play out the way it\u2019s supposed to play out,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cGP loves football and my relationship with GP doesn\u2019t change. Just like it didn\u2019t change with CeeDee (Lamb) or Dak (Prescott) or those guys who were going through certain things. It\u2019s all part of the process. It\u2019s the business side of it. Hell, I was talking to CeeDee last night. It doesn\u2019t change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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