Hill: Pickens will be at minicamp

[jazzcat22]

Yes, he signed the tag which led everybody to assume he would show up. Contractually it makes no sense for him to sign it and not show up. So the assumptions are probably going to be proven true. But he never actually said he would show up and when asked about it directly , he didn’t answer which led to some questioning whether he would show up.

I didn't take it that way at all.
Maybe those that did are justifying the usual stuff to start something that is not there.

 

[Rockport]

I could be mistaken but I don’t think he’s ever said he’d be there

He did when he signed the tag.

 

[Risen Star]

He's feeling the Jaden Smith pressure.

 

[Risen Star]

He did when he signed the tag.

He did not. Quit lying.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

 

[Coogiguy03]

THERE BUT NOT PRACTICING! Even Dak said he shouldn't

 

[Hawkeye0202]

 

[LouBrown]

Totally agree, but I think next years 2 is already on the roster- Ryan Flournoy

How much are you paying Flournoy next year if Pickens is gone?

 

[LouBrown]

He only hurts himself by being a diva about this situation.

Myth. Holding out works.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

I am going to need to see a direct quote Pickens saying he would be here.

 

[jazzcat22]

I am going to need to see a direct quote Pickens saying he would be here.

Doesn't matter now. Once he shows up.

 

[speedkilz88]

How much are you paying Flournoy next year if Pickens is gone?

2nd round tender is $5.811 million
1st round tender is $8.107 million

 

[jazzcat22]

2nd round tender is $5.811 million
1st round tender is $8.107 million

Figure out a way to draft Jeremiah Smith from Ohio State.

 

[Coogiguy03]

How much are you paying Flournoy next year if Pickens is gone

Michael Gallup money

 

[LouBrown]

2nd round tender is $5.811 million
1st round tender is $8.107 million

He'd be stupid to sign that.

If he ends up close to 1,000 yards this year, he'd be underpaid by almost $20m.

Not to mention the fact that you end up with the same situation you're in now with Pickens in 2028.

 

[Risen Star]

Jerry has a tongue depressor in his mouth as we speak.

 

[Shannon1]

Yep Got into a argument with this guy saying he wouldn’t show up ! Lol he would get fined and no pay check if he doesn’t show up a no brainer!

 

[Reality]

Yep, right move. He needs to prove he isn’t an off the field problem, and being the age he is, he can certainly survive one year on a tag and get the bag…if he also behaves.

If they try to tag him again, and aren’t offering him a fair deal, then I’ll side with him.

For now this works for both sides, and even if he is only here for this season, the two we got out of him was well worth the cost.

I’m figuring they will draft a WR in the first that’s ready to be a 2 immediately, and the Pickens money can be allocated elsewhere. If this is/was the overall plan, I fully agree and it was a good one. That within itself is rare.

I said all along the moment he signed the franchise tag contract it was clear he would be at mandatory practices especially with the Cowboys stating publicly/clearly that they don't plan to offer him a new contract this year.

It's a huge raise for Pickens and the money he will make in next year's contract will be higher than what he would have gotten this year while even covering the difference between the franchise tag rate and the average annual salary his new contract will have.

I fully expected him to be fine with the franchise tag this year, but I firmly believe he won't be next year, nor should he.

Next year the leverage will shift back to his side (rolling 5-year average surges next year for receiver) and he and his agent should and will use it.

If he has another great year though then he will deserve a 4-5 year contract offer either from the Cowboys or another team.

People let the media drive the narrative about Pickens despite the fact he came in, practiced and played hard, helped the team win games it would have not won without him and did his job.

Then this off-season, despite the media's constant attention on his contract and the media instigating a lot of negativity in fans toward his situation by making predictions, claims, etc. that never happened nor would end up happening, he's handled everything better than most players would have.

I'm not a Pickens fan or hater, but you have to respect the way he has handled himself on and off the field since he got here.

If both of those things continue in 2026, he deserves that huge contract he will get next year whether that's with the Cowboys or another team willing to commit to him.

 

[speedkilz88]

He'd be stupid to sign that.

If he ends up close to 1,000 yards this year, he'd be underpaid by almost $20m.

Not to mention the fact that you end up with the same situation you're in now with Pickens in 2028.

It's a restricted free agent tender with an emphasis on "restricted". Whatever the tender, that is what you get unless a long term deal is signed. If another team wants to sign him long term then they would have to give up the draft pick associated with the tender used.

 

[calicowboy54]

hope he does not lay on the training table and eat nachos.