Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver George Pickens Has War Of Words With All-Time Great
Of all the hills to die on, George Pickens chose the one guarded by Richard Sherman. Not a wise choice, my friend. Not wise at all. After a lackluster performance in the Cowboys’ 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions, where Pickens looked about as interested as a cat in a swimming pool, Sherman, now a Prime Video analyst, did what analysts do. He analyzed. And his analysis? Well, it wasn’t exactly glowing.
Sherman called out Pickens for looking “uninterested in playing football” and accused him of “half-assing it.” It was the kind of blunt, on-the-nose criticism that made Sherman a Hall of Fame-caliber cornerback and now makes him a must-watch analyst. For a player like Pickens, who disappeared when his team needed him most after CeeDee Lamb’s concussion, it was a fair shot.
But did Pickens take it on the chin, vow to do better, and move on? Nope. He grabbed his phone, logged into Instagram, and decided to light a match.
Pickens’ Digital Meltdown
In a since-deleted, expletive-laden Instagram story, Pickens fired back with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. He called Sherman a “p—y ass” who “ain’t shh without the Legion of Boom.” He even threw in a “We all remember San Francisco, brother,” for good measure. It was a masterclass in how not to handle criticism.
Pickens argued that football is a “team game” and that Sherman, as a former player, should understand concepts like double teams and bracket coverages. It’s a valid point, wrapped in the emotional maturity of a teenager whose Wi-Fi just went out. He capped off his rant by calling Sherman a “LEACH WEIRDO” and inviting Twitter to “eat this up.”
Sherman’s Cool, Calm Counterpunch
How did the five-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion respond to this tirade? With the kind of dismissive calm that only a man of his stature can pull off.
“Kid hasn’t done enough to merit a response from me,” Sherman posted on X. It was the verbal equivalent of a pat on the head to a yapping chihuahua. He didn’t need to get into the mud because, frankly, he owns the high ground. While Pickens was busy deleting his digital tantrum, Sherman was probably polishing his Super Bowl ring.
The funniest part? Pickens’ whole defense crumbled under the weight of his own team’s performance. While he was being “double-teamed” into a paltry five catches for 37 yards, second-year Wie Receiver Ryan Flournoy was having a career night, hauling in nine catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. Someone forgot to tell Flournoy that the Lions’ defense was impenetrable.
This isn’t just a loss for Pickens on the field; it’s a massive L in the court of public opinion. He came off as thin-skinned and petulant, unable to take what a respected veteran dished out. Instead of reflecting on a poor performance, he went scorched-earth and got, well, burned.
The lesson here is simple: if you’re going to pick a fight with a legend, you’d better have more in your arsenal than a bad attitude and a box of excuses. Otherwise, you just end up looking like a clown. And right now, George Pickens is wearing the big red nose.
