FRISCO, Texas (AP) — By the time Dak Prescott got to his phone after the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a trade for receiver George Pickens, the star quarterback said he had about six missed calls from owner Jerry Jones’ assistant.

“Literally no idea what it could’ve been about and actually had a voicemail from Jerry, ‘Hey, I’ve got some good news I want to share with you,’” Prescott said Tuesday. “So I called him back and he was excited. Just a lot of excitement from the both of us.”

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