Cowboys WR George Pickens Deletes Instagram Post About Eagles Fans
If you want to understand one thing about Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens, let it be this: for every great or good thing Pickens does, you can count on him doing something equally as stupid to offset it.
Take, for example, the Cowboys’ thrilling, 24-21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12. Pickens was brilliant. He looked like he might be the best wide receiver in the NFL with 9 receptions for 146 yards and 1 touchdown.
So, of course, in the wake of several days of glowing praise, Pickens had to light the match. This time, it came in the form of social media, where he called out Eagles fans in a since-deleted reply to a post from Eagles superfan Gillie Da Kid.
“Weakass Philly fans,” Pickens wrote. “(Expletive) known for sandwiches.”
As we know at this point in his career, decision making isn’t Pickens’ strong suit.
Pickens, Cowboys Made History Against Eagles
Instead of going online to smack talk Eagles fans, Pickens should have spent the last few days basking in the light of his virtuoso performance against Philadelphia — a game in which the Cowboys tied their franchise record by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for the win.
Pickens was simply unstoppable against whoever the Eagles tried to put on him, or however man people they tried to put on him. After 11 games, Pickens is second in the NFL with 1,044 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns.
“George Pickens has blossomed into a superstar with the Cowboys,” Pro Football Focus wrote on its official X account.
Cowboys Traded for Pickens in Spring
The Cowboys sent a 2026 third round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for Pickens in May after a series of on-field and off-field incidents, including Pickens showing up late for a Christmas Day game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024.
That, along with almost a dozen fine for taunting, fines and even writing messages on his eye tape got him his walking papers out of the Steel City.
Pickens’ breakout game against the Eagles came just one week after he was benched for the first series of a Week 11 win over the Las Vegas Raiders for missing the team bus to the stadium.
“CRAZIEST STAT EVER,” ML Football wrote on its official X account. “Cowboys WR George Pickens has MORE RECEIVING YARDS than all the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers combined this season. Pickens individual receiving yards: 1,044 Pittsburgh WR corp total yards: 1,009 Pittsburgh traded Pickens for a 3rd rounder.”
“That man don’t got to fit in, he stands out,” Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb said to The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “GP is a hell of a player, man. And there’s plenty more excitement where that’s coming from.”
Eagles fans, as expected, were more than ready to take it just one step further.
“I’ve never had an ACL wish list but that might change today,” Eagles fan Miz wrote on X in a reply to Pickens’ comments.
Lions Do Not Activate Former Second-Round Pick, Ending Season
The Detroit Lions did not activate a former second-round pick within his 21-day return to practice window, thus ending his season.
Defensive end Josh Paschal was listed as out for Thursday's game and was not activated from the Non-Football Injury list. Because he returned to practice Nov. 5, his 21-day window to return expired Wednesday.
NFL rules indicate that players have 21 days to return to practice while on an injury list, and if they do not return within that span then they revert back to their injury list for the remainder of the season. Paschal will officially be sidelined for the remainder of the year, and his 2025 season ends without an appearance in a regular season game.
This season was a pivotal one for the 2022 second-round pick, as he is in the final year of his rookie contract. He was originally placed on the NFI list ahead of the start of training camp, and recently revealed that it was because of back surgery.
Detroit was taking it slow with his recovery for precautionary purposes, but evidently didn't see enough to activate the defender prior to the expiration of the allotted time.
"It's a back (injury) is what it is, and there again, he is improving," Campbell said in late October. "We're trying to be smart and take it as far as we can. He's got a few more things to show us before we're ready to open the window for him to practice."
Injuries have been an unfortunate theme in Paschal's professional career. He missed most of training camp during his rookie season with a hernia, and has yet to play a full season. In 36 career games, Paschal has 62 combined tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
The Kentucky product has an inspiring story, as he beat stage 3B acral lentiginous melanoma in his foot during his collegiate career and was a multi-year captain for the Wildcats.
Paschal was the 46th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. The Lions' draft class from that year also includes Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams, Kerby Joseph and Malcolm Rodriguez.
Paschal was listed among five players ruled out and eight players ruled questionable in Detroit's final injury report prior to their Thanksgiving matchup with the Green Bay Packers. Two key defenders were ruled questionable, as both Marcus Davenport and Terrion Arnold could return to action Thursday.
