{"id":42950,"date":"2026-02-05T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42950"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:57:49","slug":"cowboys-ceedee-lamb-issues-stern-warning-on-george-pickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42950","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; CeeDee Lamb Issues Stern Warning on George Pickens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2259634803-e1770291708375.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2259634803-e1770291708375.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2259634803-e1770291708375.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2259634803-e1770291708375.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb Issues Stern Warning on George Pickens\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens just posted one of the great seasons at his position in the history of the franchise. He came down with 93 catches, eighth in the NFL, as well as 1,429 yards\u2013third in the league and fourth all-time on the Cowboys\u2019 single-season list. His average of 15.4 yards per catch was third among players with at least 50 catches.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also no secret that Pickens is a pending free agent, and is due for a very rich contract from Dallas. Spotrac puts his market value at $122 million over four seasons, which would make him one of a handful of receivers with an annual salary over $30 million. That might be underselling him, too. In a free-agent class that lacks big-time stars, another team could push for a Pickens overpay.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens\u2019 teammates have been outspoken in their desire to make sure he comes back. But, it turns out, other players around the NFL have been outspoken to Pickens about their desire to have him as a teammates. At the Pro Bowl this week, CeeDee Lamb was not at all happy about that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>CeeDee Lamb: Micah Parsons Is Recruiting George Pickens<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys star receiver praised Pickens, but, in an appearance on the \u201cUp and Adams Show\u201d with Kay Adams, Lamb said he has been fending off other star players who have been trying to recruit his free-agent teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that includes Micah Parsons, who was briefly Pickens\u2019 teammate this summer before he was traded to Green Bay. Parsons wants Pickens on the Packers.<\/p>\n<p>Asked who was after Pickens, Lamb said, \u201cEverybody in my base is trying to recruit him while I am standing right next to him. Micah for one. That\u2019s the only team I\u2019d stay with right now, but there\u2019s a couple people I feel like definitely trying to get my man away from me. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was for sure Kiesean (Nixon), too, so Green Bay clearly wants him. Now you got me ratting on people. I\u2019m done ratting on people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Lamb had a warning for those recruiting Pickens: It\u2019s a waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not getting him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5753259\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2248131119-1.jpg?resize=267,150 267w\" alt=\"Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb Issues Stern Warning on George Pickens\" width=\"748\" height=\"419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5753259\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5753259\">GettyGeorge Pickens of the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys\u2019 Contract History Is Worrying<\/h2>\n<p>If it was up to Lamb, and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, there\u2019s no doubt that Pickens would be staying put in Dallas. But, as Cowboys fans know, this will be owner Jerry Jones\u2019 show, and that\u2019s cause for concern. The Cowboys can slap a franchise tag on Pickens, which is a one-year, $28 million contract, but Pickens could hold out and could still be approached by other teams.<\/p>\n<p>Both Lamb and Prescott know how the Cowboys operate in terms of contracts\u2013they wait, they build drama, they walk the tightrope. Lamb and Prescott both got extensions just before the start of the 2024 season. The Cowboys can\u2019t wait that long on Pickens.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>CeeDee Lamb on Keeping George Pickens With Cowboys: \u2018We Want to Win\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Lamb was reminded that Prescott, too, has been outspoken about keeping Pickens with the Cowboys. Lamb was as ardent as Prescott about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to win,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great player, phenomenal player, he is like my brother off the field. He\u2019s like my brother on the field. Those kinds of relationships, they don\u2019t hit off like that a lot of times, especially in the league. A lot of people have families, a lot of people have kids, wives they tend to at home, so they have their own little thing. As for us, we\u2019re obviously two young men in the league wanting to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for those recruiting Pickens via whispers and DMs, Lamb had another warning: He has Pickens\u2019 ear directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going right to the source,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cI don\u2019t need no middle man, I don\u2019t need no help. We don\u2019t have to keep it cute. I am gonna tell you what I want. I hope you enjoy it, I hope you like it, I hope you hear what I gotta say, and then we go win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb warned Pro Bowlers against recruiting George Pickens, who will be a free agent this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys&#039; CeeDee Lamb Issues Stern Warning on George Pickens - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42950\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys&#039; 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