FRISCO, Texas — Starting Tuesday, NFL teams can begin placing the franchise tag on players.
For the Dallas Cowboys, it is a certainty that they will use the tag, which figures to be around $27-28 million, on wide receiver George Pickens by the deadline at 4 p.m. ET on March 3.
Since there have been zero discussions to this point on a long-term deal, connecting the dots to the franchise tag is easy to do.
Acquired in May from the Pittsburgh Steelers, along with a 2027 sixth-round pick, for a 2026 third-round and 2027 fifth-round pick, Pickens
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