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By Ellis Williams
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George Pickens expects to be back on the field Sunday. He found an unusual way to tell everyone watching at home.
Asked whether he was good to go for the Dallas Cowboys' game against the San Francisco 49ers, the receiver brought reporters' significant others into his answer.
“Tell your wife or your girl to turn the TV on, and she’ll see me on the field,” Pickens told reporters Friday, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Nick Harris.
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Pickens was expressing confidence that his hamstring injury would not keep him out for a second consecutive game. He missed Dallas' win at Indianapolis last Sunday, leaving Dak Prescott without one of his starting receivers as the Cowboys tried to avoid falling three games below .500.
Dallas listed him as a limited participant Wednesday and Thursday, but he carries no injury designation for Sunday, Underdog NFL reported Friday afternoon. That puts him on track to return against San Francisco after missing one game with the hamstring injury.
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A return would give Prescott another option alongside CeeDee Lamb, who carried much of the passing game against the Colts. Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown in the 27-23 victory. Dallas piled up 508 yards but also committed 14 penalties for 153 yards and lost two fumbles, keeping Indianapolis in a game the Cowboys needed a late touchdown to win.
Pickens has 39 catches for 533 yards and two touchdowns in eight games this season, averaging 13.7 yards per reception. His most productive outing came against Tampa Bay on October 8, when he finished with nine catches for 130 yards and a score.
He had two catches for 48 yards in his last appearance, a November 1 loss to Arizona. Before that, he scored in Dallas' win at Philadelphia, giving the Cowboys a receiving touchdown in two of his past four games played.
Dallas has been dealing with other absences around its offense, too. KaVontae Turpin was limited Wednesday and Thursday with a rib injury, while tight end Jake Ferguson did not practice either day with knee and ankle injuries. Getting Pickens back would help an offense that has not had all of its receiving options available.
The Cowboys enter Sunday at 4-5 after beating Indianapolis. San Francisco is 7-1 following a 38-17 victory over Las Vegas. Pickens is a serious threat and touchdown scorer who shifts the field and makes opposing defenses reconsider their coverage plans wherever he aligns.
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