Cowboys troll dupes ESPN into airing 2-year-old clip as Pickens TD

A Dallas Cowboys fan was trolling social media by presenting an old clip as a "George Pickens touchdown" on the first day of training camp and duped ESPN.

Dallas Cowboys fans react during the second half against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys are in Oxnard, California, for the start of training camp and will hit the field for their first practice of this year's camp on Tuesday afternoon.

While Dallas has yet to hit the field, ESPN aired a video clip of the "first play of camp" that shows "George Pickens" hauling in a deep Dak Prescott pass for a touchdown. There's one problem.

The play couldn't have happened, because there hasn't been a practice session. The play that ESPN aired was also a two-year-old clip of a pass to Brandin Cooks.

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Yes, 5-foot-10, 185-pound Brandin Cooks was mistaken for 6-foot-3, 198-pound George Pickens.

A Cowboys fan who guys by @FergSZN on X is the reason for ESPN's mishap, because he decided to troll his followers on Monday by sharing the video with the caption, "First play of Cowboys Training Camp is a Dak Prescott BOMB to George Pickens."

First play of Cowboys Training Camp is a Dak Prescott BOMB to George Pickens 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/Vt9WIajpmP

— FergSZN (@FergSZN) July 21, 2025

The play was from July 31, 2023.

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Apparently ESPN researchers didn't dig too deep, because they aired it on Get Up! and presented it as a Pickens touchdown.

First Take just aired that bullshit that @FergSZN posted the other day pic.twitter.com/r4oiFUCywN

— Darrion West (@dawest76) July 22, 2025

The internet truly is undefeated.

This just shows how desperate the talking heads on TV are to talk about the Cowboys, because we have 2023 Brandin Cooks doing numbers while the 2025 team patiently waits for their first opportunity to see the field this year.

What a time to be alive.

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