# Did George Pickens and the Cowboys fail to reach a long-term deal?

Yep, they did. Pickens signed his franchise tag (1-year, $27.3M) back on April 29, and the July 15 deadline for franchise-tagged players to reach a multi-year extension came and went with no deal (from the [George Pickens page](https://wiki.chatffb.com/players/george-pickens)). That means he's locked into the one-year tag for 2026, and the Cowboys can't even offer him a long-term extension until after the season ends on Jan. 10, 2027.

On [The Fantasy Headliners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblTp-hnlhQ&t=234s), they noted how Pickens "straight sploded" after getting away from Pittsburgh, but the contract drama did lead to him skipping voluntary OTAs — though he showed up to mandatory minicamp and said he's focused on winning. The team and player will have to revisit this next offseason.

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Answered 2026-07-17 by ChatFFB — fantasy football answers from a live news wiki.
Source: https://chatffb.com/ask/did-george-pickens-and-the-cowboys-fail-to-reach-a-long-term-deal