Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens has had a reputation at times for being a difficult player. The former Georgia wideout, while he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers, garnered that reputation, and Pickens has an explanation as to why: Pickens says he’s an alien.

The former Texas Longhorn earned first-team work for the first time on Wednesday at Cowboys camp in Oxnard, CA, receiving praise from Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

Training camps have kicked off around the NFL, and our team reporters are on the ground each day following all the action. The Dallas Cowboys' camp is taking place in Oxnard, California, and Cowboys reporter Todd Archer has the latest intel on standouts,

After numerous scuffles broke out in practice, first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer attempted to take control of his session by making the team run. Even some of the members of the coaching staff were told to join the players.

When the Dallas Cowboys wouldn't stop fighting, coach Brian Schottenheimer made them run. During a noticeably fraught practice in what has been an aggressive training camp, Schottenheimer stepped in Wednesday after a heated red-zone drill led to the third fight of the day.