'They’re not getting him,' Dallas Cowboys 5x Pro Bowl WR Ceedee Lamb pour cold water on Micah Parsons recruiting teammate

During an appearance on Thursday on the “Up and Adams” podcast, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb revealed that Parsons was trying to convince Pickens to come and join in him Green Bay once he hits free agency.

And Lamb was quick to shut that down:

“They’re not going to get him,” he said of the Packers landing the Pro Bowl wide receiver.

And the fact of the matter is that he is probably right. While Parsons may have been just joking, the fact of the matter is that Green Bay simply does not typically go after wide receivers in free agency.

They have, in the past, made big splashes, such as when they signed Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney in 2024. But if they are not going to bring back Romeo Doubs for $12 million a year, they are not going to spend twice that amount to get Pickens.

But while it is true, then, that Green Bay is not going to get Pickens, the question remains whether Dallas will get him instead. They already are paying Lamb himself $34 million a year and quarterback Dak Prescott $60 million.

With the NFL salary cap expected to be around $303 million, that means nearly one-third of their cap is going to two players.

If the Cowboys were to place the franchise tag on Pickens, he would be guaranteed $28 million for 2026. His market value should he be allowed to hit free agency, according to Spotrac, is over $30 million a year.

In other words, while the Packers are not getting Pickens, it is a long-shot for the Cowboys to retain him themselves.