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Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said “I was told the Dallas Cowboys aren’t trading George Pickens.” 2026-11-03 16:00:02 Rapoport added that “as of right now, there’s nothing there,” as far as a potential trade is concerned. Pickens, who is playing out the season on the franchise tag, hasn’t produced at the level he did in 2025 when he broke out for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns, but he remains a focal point in the offense despite his underwhelming production. Pickens still ranks 14th in the league among all receivers in targets and is 12th in total air yards. Despite the Cowboys’ disappointing 3-5 record, they remain in the race to win what has been an underwhelming NFC East. With team owner Jerry Jones saying earlier that Pickens needs to be targeted more, it’s safe to assume he will remain with the Cowboys for the season. |
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said George Pickens “needs the ball coming in his direction more.” 2026-11-03 10:00:02 Jones apparently isn’t happy with Pickens’ usage through Week 8. Pickens has been targeted on 22 percent of his pass routes on the season, well below CeeDee Lamb’s 34 percent rate. He’s accounted for 31 percent of the team’s air yards, nearly the same rate he saw in 2025. In the Cowboys’ humiliating Week 8 loss to the Cardinals, Pickens had nine targets, one short of Lamb’s ten. Perhaps Jerry has not adequately studied the spreadsheets. Either way, Pickens remains an upside WR2 headed into Week 9. |
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George Pickens (shoulder/hamstring) is active for Dallas’ Week 8 game against the Cardinals. 2026-11-01 12:00:03 Pickens was expected to play after being listed as questionable. He can be counted on as a WR2 against a rough Cardinals defense. Inactive for the Cowboys are: WR KaVontae Turpin (rib), LB Dee Winters (Achilles), TE Luke Schoonmaker (groin), CB Shavon Revel Jr., OLB Tyrus Wheat and OT Drew Shelton. Winters and Turpin were ruled out on Friday, Schoonmaker was questionable. Also playing off questionable tags are DT Kenny Clark (bakc) and DT Jonathan Bullard (calf). |
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports George Pickens (hamstring/shoulder) is expected to play in Week 8 against the Cardinals. 2026-11-01 09:00:02 Pickens has been playing through the shoulder issue for a few weeks, but the hamstring was a new addition to his injury report. We suspect the hamstring injury is what earned him the questionable tag on Friday, though it’s a moot point now. Staring down a likely shootout with a weak Arizona defense, Pickens, even at less than full strength, is a locked-in WR2 for Week 8. |
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George Pickens (shoulder/hamstring) is questionable for Week 8 against the Cardinals. 2026-10-30 18:00:03 Pickens saw a hamstring designation added to his status this week after playing through a shoulder ailment the previous two games, which was enough for the team to list him as questionable after a week of limited sessions. Although we expect Pickens to continue to play through his injuries, fantasy managers will want to confirm his status when the team releases inactives 90-minutes prior to first kick. If active, Pickens is an upside WR2 against the Cardinals. |