Dallas Found a Cheat Code on George Pickens
The July 15 deadline passed and the Cowboys still won't pay George Pickens. At $27.3M on a tag, Dallas found a loophole the rest of the NFL will try to copy.
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The Cowboys Don't Know If Pickens Is Coming
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