FRISCO – The Dallas Cowboys rolled the dice this offseason in an attempt to find a No. 2 wideout to complement CeeDee Lamb.
Early on, everyone is happy … especially Pickens, who is now indicating he forced his way out of Pittsburgh after the team failed to move him.
Pickens took to social media and replied to a post from a Steelers fan who said Pickens was a problem and that’s why the team moved on from him.
Pickens clarified the situation from his perspective with a reply.
“Lmao, I play for the Cowboys. Now stop reminiscing, bro,” Pickens said. “And trying to justify the trade, y’all just lost another good player to fake reports like this one.”
Pickens went further, saying Pittsburgh would’ve kept him, but he “forced” his way out.
“I forced buddy. They were gladly keeping me … have a nice day and a blessed one my guy,” Pickens said.
We may never know the truth, but Pickens – with a brutal jab here at the Steelers – sure sounds like he’s happy to be in Dallas, And his new teammate, Lamb, has noticed too.
“I knew who he was as a player, obviously just watching him with the Steelers and how passionate he is about the game, I think they kind of get it confused once you’re so passionate about something you’re willing to do anything for,” Lamb said.
As far as winning goes, and I mean just being happy in an organization, not saying he wasn’t, not saying that he was, but I mean you never know. He hasn’t stopped smiling since he got here, so I’ll start with that.”
The Steelers made a trade for former Seattle Seahawks star wideout DK Metcalf in March, and the writing was on the wall for Pickens, who is entering the final season of his rookie deal.
The Cowboys have yet to sign Pickens to an extension, but one can only guess that’s in the plans for the draft capital Dallas gave up to acquire him. Pittsburgh received a 2026 third-rounder and a 2027 fifth-rounder in exchange for Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick.
Next step? CowboysCountry.com will be inside The Star for Tuesday’s OTAs practice, so … stay tuned.
