Tampa Bay Never Had Leverage With Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield reported to camp with no deal, and Tampa Bay stalling for months didn't create leverage. It built an $80 million trap of its own.
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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.
Tag Nacua. Don't Extend Him.
Puka Nacua leads the NFL in catches and wants $160M. The Rams have every reason to franchise tag him instead — and it has nothing to do with the money.
The Cowboys Won't Extend George Pickens. The Franchise Tag Is the Reason Why.
George Pickens: 93 catches, 1,429 yards, 9 TDs in 2025. Dallas said no extension. Ty Baskin on the Cowboys George Pickens franchise tag and the grift behind it.
Pickens Is at Minicamp. Jerry Jones Isn't the Reason.
George Pickens is at Cowboys mandatory minicamp. Not because Jerry Jones smoothed things over — because missing three days costs $107,911. There's a difference.