Cowboys should consider trading George Pickens: 5 logical NFL deadline destinations

ARLINGTON, Texas — Shortly after Chad Ryland's game-winning field goal went through the uprights to seal a 33-30 comeback, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens flew down the hallway and into the locker room by himself. No other teammate, coach, or staff member moved faster to get into the locker room and out of AT&T Stadium after Dallas made ugly history with its blown 14-point lead.

Pickens first one to the lockers, jogged down the tunnel before most media could even set up @1053thefan pic.twitter.com/RVab4T1c5M

Pickens' lack of targets was glaring. CeeDee Lamb led the way with 11 targets on Sunday while tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford was second with five targets. Pickens caught two passes for 48 yards. Four targets in a game simply isn't enough.

Pickens hasn't been bad this season: his 533 yards receiving rank as the 15th most in the NFL in 2026, just behind Trey McBride and just in front of Garrett Wilson (527) and Ja'Marr Chase (492). He is still on pace to exceed 1,100 receiving yards, but it regularly feels like the Cowboys are leaving production out on the field. Since Schottenheimer blamed Pickens' lack of vigor for run blocking for the team's struggling…

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