Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan wasn't planning to trade wide receiver George Pickens. Then the Dallas Cowboys called with an offer Khan couldn't pass up, and after three years of trying to balance Pickens' dazzling behavior on the field with his petulance off it,

Wide receiver George Pickens's time with the Steelers came to an end when they traded him to the Cowboys for a package that included a 2026 third-round pick. Pickens was a playmaker in the passing game in Pittsburgh after joining the team as a 2022 second-round pick,