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.

News of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading 24-year-old wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys broke early Wednesday morning, and believe it or not, Pickens himself found out when it became public on social media.

The Dallas Cowboys welcomed another alpha personality to their wide receivers room this week after trading for George Pickens, but No. 1 pass catcher CeeDee Lamb has no concerns about his own ego as this partnership takes form.