Pickens participating fully in training camp on franchise tag; no holdout expected.

Pickens traveled with the Cowboys to training camp in California and confirmed at mandatory minicamp that he plans to participate in training camp despite being on the franchise tag; he explicitly stated he would not hold in and skip practice participation. As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no indication he planned to change his approach. The one-year, $27.3 million franchise tag deal appears acceptable to him, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer has praised Pickels' love for the sport and his on-field performance last season.