The Pittsburgh Steelers shipped former second-round pick George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys this week in exchange for 2026 draft compensation. General manager Omar Khan said Friday that he doesn't consider the decision to part with the talented but mercurial wideout a disappointment, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.

"I wouldn't use the word 'disappointment,'" Khan said, via Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We had three years with George. We had some exciting times. The fresh start for both sides was the best thing."

The Steelers traded Pickens to Dallas in exchange for a 2026 third-round selection and a late-round pick-swap. Khan noted that the deal went down after the Cowboys reached out post-draft.

"It sort of happened quickly," he said. "We had some people inquire during the draft, nothing that really made sense. The Cowboys reached out … earlier this week, and they proposed something for us to think about. We had conversations internally. We also had conversations with George's agent, Dave (Mulugheta), who I have a good relationship with. We discussed where things had been with George, where they are, where things could go with George. This trade made sense for everyone."

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