what did jerry jones say about george pickens

Jerry Jones said he’s not concerned about George Pickens’ effort and that people should be very careful about calling it an effort issue. He also said Pickens “didn’t have the game he’s been having,” but he wasn’t questioning his commitment.

What he meant

Jones’s comments came after criticism of Pickens following the Cowboys’ loss to the Lions. He said he didn’t think the problem was effort, and he later defended Pickens against the backlash as “not justified.”

Quick quote context

• “I would be very careful with him going there” on the effort talk.

• He said he was “not at all concerned going forward about Pickens.”

• He also said he was not going to label the performance as an effort problem.

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