The Dallas Cowboys have no plans to negotiate a long-term contract with wide receiver George Pickens, opting instead to have him play on the franchise tender worth $27.3 million, Stephen Jones confirmed Wednesday. The team has no assurances Pickens will participate in the offseason program, which starts next week and requires him to sign the tender first. Jones cited the business complexities of negotiating a second major contract at receiver and Pickens' relative inexperience with the franchise as key factors in the decision.

While discussions with Pickens' agent, David Mulugheta, were described as 'super cordial,' the Cowboys' prior contentious split with Mulugheta over Micah Parsons' trade to the Green Bay Packers last year looms large.