Dallas Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb drew his line in the proverbial sand Tuesday night. The Cowboys will be without their stud wide receiver for at least the beginning of their training camp.
Lamb wants to be paid, plain and simple, and he hasn’t gotten what he wants yet. So, the former Oklahoma standout has decided to continue his ongoing holdout. In doing so, Lamb will not attend Cowboys training camp, which is set to be underway Thursday in Oxnard, California.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported the significant development Tuesday night on X, the popular website formerly known as Twitter.
Sources: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, who has been unable to land the type of contract extension that other wide receivers have, is not expected to report to training camp Wednesday with the rest of his team. Lamb is entering the last year of a deal scheduled to pay him $17.99 million… pic.twitter.com/lK5B64X65o
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2024
Since arriving, Lamb has played as one of the best receivers in the NFL. Last year, no receiver caught more passes than him, as the OU standout reeled in a league-high 135 receptions. Lamb tacked on 1,749 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns for his best season as a pro. It followed up another 100-catch season in 2022, where he went 107-1,359-9. In his career, through 66 games, he’s caught 395 receptions, 5,415 yards, and 32 receiving touchdowns.
The Cowboys have quite a predicament unfolding. A grim end to the season, followed by a dimly lit offseason, rolling into a training camp without CeeDee Lamb or new deals for Dak Prescott or Micah Parsons is a rough look. No matter how you slice it. How they navigate will go a long way in determining the Cowboys’ short- and long-term future.
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