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Dallas Cowboys crew proprietor Jerry Jones had a message for large receiver CeeDee Lamb as the 2 sides are engaged in a contract dispute with lower than a month earlier than the beginning of the season.
Jones made the remarks in the course of the group’s “Countdown to Kickoff” present earlier than the Cowboys took on the Los Angeles Rams of their first preseason sport.
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CeeDee Lamb, #88 of the Dallas Cowboys, appears to be like on as he warms up previous to an NFL wild-card playoff soccer sport between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 14, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
“I think I got in trouble about it the other day when I said, ‘Look, we’re not urgent about CeeDee.’ Well, no one appreciates CeeDee being on the field any more than I do,” Jones stated, through Pro Football Talk.
“But let me say this, he wouldn’t be taking a snap out here today if he’d been here. You’ve got to use your head when you expose key players. … We know exactly what CeeDee can do. He worked out with Dak. And so we wouldn’t have him out here. It has really not anything to do with his contract. Dak won’t be out here this afternoon.
“And so the underside line is, what it’s is, no, there’s not that urgency. Now, I perceive fully the angst that’s occurring while you’re anxious about and somebody says something about whether or not you’re missed or not. Well, CeeDee, you’re missed, OK? But you’re not missed out right here competing, and it doesn’t put any strain, anyplace on us. It’s not strain out right here right now and in follow.”
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talks to the media before the NFL preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams on Aug. 11, 2024 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Lamb is seeking a new contract as he has become the No.1 wide receiver for the team following Dallas trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns before the 2022 season.
Jones appeared to ruffle feathers last week when he said there was no urgency to get a deal done.
Lamb responded on social media, writing “lol.”
Owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys attends a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams at training camp on Aug. 8, 2024 in Oxnard, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Lamb is a three-time Pro Bowler and is coming off an All-Pro season. He led the NFL with 135 receptions on 181 targets in 2023. He had 1,749 receiving yards and 12 touchdown catches – all career highs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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