The Dallas Cowboys’ offseason tension around George Pickens has eased, and Brian Schottenheimer says the connection between Pickens and Dak Prescott is already in good shape.
Pickens chose to come back to training camp and get back on the field with Prescott rather than sit out through the offseason, and that decision appears to have paid off. There had been some concern that the receiver might be a little off after the time away, but Schottenheimer said that never showed up once work got underway.
“I was a little bit, not worried, but it was going to be interesting to see how much he remembers, because we made minor adjustments, but he was on it, man. In all the mocks and the walkthroughs that we were doing.
He was terrific. He’s not just going to live at the X.
He doesn’t like that anyway,” Schottenheimer said. “We want to put him in the slot some; we want to get him isolated, sell him to the front side," the Cowboys head coach declared.
That confidence comes after a huge 2025 season from Pickens, who delivered 93 receptions, 1,429 receiving yards, and nine touchdowns for Dallas. The Cowboys used the franchise tag on him instead of working out a new deal, which created some uncertainty, but the immediate focus now is on what he and Prescott can do together.
Pickens practiced with the team during minicamp, and the big question hanging over that work was whether the quarterback-receiver pairing would keep the same rhythm that fueled last season. Schottenheimer’s answer was clear: the chemistry is there, and the Cowboys believe the duo can keep building into 2026.
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