Other teams had major concern about George Pickens before trade to Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys may not have had as much competition to trade for George Pickens as some NFL fans would expect.

In fact, the enigmatic Pittsburgh Steelers receiver wasn't worth any cost at all to some NFC teams.

Here's what The Athletic's Jeff Howe wrote about the wideout after the trade:

"Word leaked during the draft that Pickens was available if anyone wanted him. Some teams polled by The Athletic at the time laughed at the idea of inviting Pickens into their locker room for any price, let alone a second-day draft pick. There wasn’t a lot of interest in talking with the Steelers about a trade."

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Pickens has averaged 1,006 receiving yards a year through his first three seasons.

To not want any part of that at all speaks to how teams view Pickens.

He seemed to be heading toward a better mindset this season, seemingly happy to have DK Metcalf in town and likely looking forward to catching passes from probable signee Aaron Rodgers.

Instead, the Steelers shipped him to Dallas.

It's a good landing spot for a receiver, with CeeDee Lamb to take a lot of the attention and Dak Prescott there letting it rip.

Dallas evidently didn't have quite the concerns of some other teams across the NFL.

It was worth whatever the risk was in order to acquire a star wide receiver. Lamb should help keep him in check. Hopefully that leads to more happiness all around.

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