The Cowboys have not had a true top-flight wide receiver to pair with CeeDee Lamb since they traded Amari Cooper.

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.

In theory, this was set to be a slow week in the NFL calendar. Some teams would hold rookie mini-camps, but that was about it. That is, until Wednesday,