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CeeDee Lamb has proven indicators of enchancment yearly since he entered the NFL in 2020. He completed the 2023 season with a career-high in receptions, touchdowns and receiving yards.
But the All-Pro large receiver’s offseason has been dominated by a contract dispute. Lamb is in search of a brand new long-term deal from the Dallas Cowboys, however the two sides seem to stay at an deadlock.
Lamb has been a holdout all through the primary couple of weeks of coaching camp. He lately appeared to precise his displeasure by scrubbing any reference to his present workforce from his social media bio. As of Saturday morning, “America’s Team” now not seems within the bio part of Lamb’s X account.
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CeeDee Lamb, #88 of the Dallas Cowboys, seems on earlier than kickoff towards the Green Bay Packers through the NFC Wild Card playoff recreation at AT&T Stadium on January 14, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Lamb additionally modified his header to a photograph of him and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, his former teammate at Oklahoma. Brown spent the previous two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals however signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in March.
Lamb’s cryptic strikes on social media got here after Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones indicated that there was not a way of urgency to achieve an settlement on a brand new contract with the large out and his representatives.
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“No,” Jones responded on Thursday, based on The Athletic. “I went to high school, and I went to college. I don’t know why I said it, but I’m just saying I don’t have a sense of urgency about getting it done.”
Lamb took discover of Jones’ remarks and responded by writing “lol” on X on Thursday.
The Cowboys drafted Lamb within the first spherical in 2020. He has been named to the Pro Bowl in every of the previous three seasons. His 135 receptions led the NFL final 12 months.
Dallas Cowboys large receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) catches a go for a landing through the recreation between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions on December 30, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
The 25-year-old additionally completed the 2023 marketing campaign with 1,749 receiving yards, which was the second-most within the league. Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s 1,799 receiving yards led the NFL final 12 months.
CeeDee Lamb, #88 of the Dallas Cowboys, seems on from the bench through the third quarter of a recreation towards the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 24, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Lamb is scheduled to earn just below $18 million for the 2024 season, based on the phrases of the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract.
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Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson, who was in the identical draft class as Lamb, landed a historic contract extension earlier this offseason. In June, ESPN reported that Jefferson had agreed to a four-year, $140 million contract extension.
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