New Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens knows his past follows him to The Star, but he's determined to prove the skeptics wrong.

Albert Breer of SI breaks down how the Cowboys managed to land George Pickens, and their decision to do so. The Dallas Cowboys traded for George Pickens, and it shocked plenty. However, NFL and SI insider Albert Breer broke down how the team managed to land him.

Pickens, who was traded to the Cowboys on Wednesday in exchange for a package including a 2026 third-round pick, spoke to the Dallas media about his new teammates on a Thursday conference call. Pickens told reporters that Prescott was one of the first people who reached out to him following the trade, per ESPN's Todd Archer.