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.

Newly acquired Cowboys WR George Pickens spoke on his arrival in Dallas, expressing his excitement of playing alongside CeeDee Lamb and catching passes from QB Dak Prescott.

CeeDee Lamb appeared to know the Dallas Cowboys' trade for George Pickens was coming. The star wideout posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) early on Wednesday morning before news broke of the reported Pickens trade that sent the disgruntled wide receiver from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Cowboys.