{"id":188781,"date":"2025-07-07T17:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188781\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:19:17","slug":"cowboys-george-pickens-power-move-ends-diggs-brothers-nfl-dream-for-now-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188781\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys\u2019 George Pickens power move ends Diggs brothers NFL dream\u2014for now | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/122301740.jpg\" alt=\"Cowboys\u2019 George Pickens power move ends Diggs brothers NFL dream\u2014for now\" title=\"No room for reunion: Cowboys ride with George Pickens (Image credits: IG\/X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>No room for reunion: Cowboys ride with George Pickens (Image credits: IG\/X) The Dallas Cowboys made a definitive statement this offseason by trading for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens, effectively reshaping their offense and closing any realistic window for a reunion with veteran wideout Stefon Diggs. With Pickens now pairing up with $34 million-per-year receiver CeeDee Lamb, Dallas is banking on one of the league\u2019s most electric pass-catching duos. While fans speculated about adding Diggs for a family reunion with his brother Trevon, team priorities and cap realities tell a different story.<\/p>\n<p>George Pickens\u2019 arrival creates no room for more stars<\/p>\n<p>George Pickens, just 24, comes with elite playmaking skills and a physical presence that complements Lamb\u2019s route-running finesse. However, he also brings a reputation for being emotionally volatile\u2014a factor the Cowboys were aware of before making the deal. CeeDee Lamb, who\u2019s admitted to sideline frustration himself, is already entrenched in the slot, the very role some suggest Stefon Diggs could fill.That speculation hit a peak when Last Word On Sports suggested: \u201cThe Dallas Cowboys could trade for Diggs to not only depend on CeeDee Lamb and Pickens in the deep threat route, while Dak Prescott slings it to the slot in a potential reliable receiver like Diggs.\u201d But in reality, Diggs isn\u2019t needed\u2014and likely not wanted. Lamb thrives in the slot, and Dallas didn\u2019t just acquire Pickens to demote him in a crowded wide receiver room.<\/p>\n<p>Sentimental hype vs. salary cap reality<\/p>\n<p>Stefon Diggs, 31, recently signed a three-year, $69 million deal with the New England Patriots after a rocky exit from Buffalo and a forgettable injury-shortened stint in Houston. Despite his veteran appeal, New England has already guaranteed $16.6 million of that contract, with a $9 million cap hit this year\u2014making any trade both costly and complicated.The only appealing subplot? A possible Diggs family reunion in Dallas. Trevon and Stefon have openly discussed the fun of teaming up. But timing hasn\u2019t cooperated. Trevon is focused on rehabbing his ACL, while Stefon finds himself explaining off-field headlines, including a viral yacht incident involving a mystery bag of pink pills.Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nfl\/news\/retired-nfl-star-kurt-warners-family-advocacy-intensifies-amid-2025-medicaid-cuts\/articleshow\/122300177.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Retired NFL star Kurt Warner\u2019s family advocacy intensifies amid 2025 Medicaid cuts<\/a>For now, Dallas has its receiver duo: Lamb and Pickens. Stefon Diggs may still command attention\u2014but not a roster spot in Arlington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No room for reunion: Cowboys ride with George Pickens (Image credits: IG\/X) The Dallas Cowboys made a definitive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[1121,230,229,257,2461,7,467,6,835,8228,531,3428],"class_list":{"0":"post-188781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-ceedee-lamb","9":"tag-cowboys","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-george-pickens","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nfl-news","17":"tag-nfl-trade-rumors","18":"tag-stefon-diggs","19":"tag-trevon-diggs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114813099534292780","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}