George Pickens looking ahead after Steelers trade him to Cowboys: 'I’m glad to be here in Dallas'

George Pickens is present a subordinate of the Dallas Cowboys aft a commercialized with the Pittsburgh Steelers became authoritative Thursday. 

The 24-year-old polarizing receiver spoke with reporters connected a league telephone Thursday, saying helium recovered retired astir the commercialized via societal media. 

NFL fans were utilizing Pickens’ aged NFL Draft absorption to stock the news. 

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens against the Baltimore Ravens successful an AFC wild-card crippled astatine M&T Bank Stadium successful Baltimore Jan. 11, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

"I recovered retired erstwhile everyone other recovered out," Pickens said, via CBS Sports. "I consciousness great. I similar the mojo here. I similar the swag. There's a batch of caller players I've been meeting. I consciousness similar they person a bully happening going, for sure."  

Pickens added helium didn’t petition a commercialized retired of Pittsburgh contempt rumors passim the offseason. Steelers fans started speculating erstwhile Pickens was nary longer pursuing the squad connected Instagram. 

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He besides posted a representation of himself lasting with Tom Brady, portion proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (14) drops a walk against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback DJ Ivey (38) during the 3rd 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh Jan. 4, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

"This crippled is conscionable arsenic overmuch a concern arsenic it is football," Pickens said. "It’s benignant of similar retired of my control. I’m gladsome to beryllium present successful Dallas and capable to proceed the winning civilization that they have."

While Pickens was arguably the champion receiving enactment for Pittsburgh the past 3 seasons, caput manager Mike Tomlin publically called Pickens retired aft taunting and unsportsmanlike penalties. Pickens besides got into arguments with fans successful the stands. 

"You conscionable person to turn up, man," Tomlin said past season. "It’s an affectional game. These divisional games are big. He has a people connected his backmost due to the fact that he’s George. He understands that, but helium has to turn up. He has to turn up successful a hurry."

Tomlin made those comments aft the Steelers' 44-38 triumph connected the roadworthy successful Week 13, erstwhile Pickens was assessed taunting and unsportsmanlike behaviour penalties.

George Pickens of the Pittsburgh Steelers stands connected the sidelines during the nationalist anthem earlier a preseason crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium Aug. 11, 2023, successful Tampa, Fla.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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While Pickens understands his past actions unfastened him up to criticism, he’s acceptable for the adjacent section of his career.

"I consciousness similar everybody successful the satellite is moving connected increasing connected their bettering of their self," helium said. I consciousness similar maturation for maine is taking a large absorption successful maine coming to the Cowboys." 

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