To clear a slot on its offseason roster for Pickens, Dallas waived wide receiver Seth Williams, who played at Paul Bryant High School in Cottondale and Auburn. Williams joined the Cowboys’ practice squad on Oct. 8. He had re-signed with Dallas in January.

Wide receiver George Pickens was concerned about the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback situation before he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News.

The search for a No. 2 WR is finally over for the Dallas Cowboys, who on Wednesday finalized a trade that saw the team send a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for fourth-year WR George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick.