Sources: Dallas to put franchise tag on Pickens

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The Dallas Cowboys are expected to place their franchise tag on Pro Bowl wide receiver George Pickens, league sources told ESPN.

The projected cost of the one-year, fully guaranteed franchise tag for Pickens will be roughly $28 million.

But the Cowboys want to lock in Pickens for at least next season and, as owner Jerry Jones told the team’s website, for “a long time.”

The Cowboys will be able to apply the franchise tag to Pickens anytime between Feb. 17 and March 3, but the tag undoubtedly is coming, if for no other reason than to serve

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