Everybody remain calm.
The Dallas Cowboys are in the middle of OTAs this week and it is important to note that these are voluntary as far as participation is concerned.
This is important to underscore because wide receiver George Pickens was not in attendance on Thursday.
WR George Pickens is not here at OTAs today. Coach Brian Schottenheimer reiterates this is “voluntary”.
He says he talked with George Pickens yesterday. “He’s in a good spot and handling his business”
He was not told if he will be here next week at minicamp.
I did speak with…
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) June 4, 2026
If you expand the post from Jane Slater you can see that she was told by a source that Pickens is expected to be in attendance for minicamp next week. It would certainly be ideal for Pickens to be there for OTAs, but this is clearly not, assuming he shows next week, a situation where he is just going to sit out and be away from the team until he can’t.
The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Pickens this offseason and it is also important (imperative, really) to remind everyone that he already signed it. It is understandable for us all to be sensitive to Cowboys contract drama given the situations of the past few years, but this is nothing like those.
Are you bothered by George Pickens not showing up? Why or why not?
Let us know in the comments below.
