PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers’ trading away George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys shocked the NFL world. On Friday, General Manager Omar Khan explained how the trade came together.

The newest addition to the wide receiver room in Dallas, George Pickens, reveals when he found out he was traded to the Cowboys.

Pickens, who was traded to the Cowboys on Wednesday in exchange for a package including a 2026 third-round pick, spoke to the Dallas media about his new teammates on a Thursday conference call. Pickens told reporters that Prescott was one of the first people who reached out to him following the trade, per ESPN's Todd Archer.