The star receiver for the Dallas Cowboys is refusing to go through training camp, and sadly, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will not be at practice again today as the team goes for day 2 of training camp. With the regular season season just over a month away, the Cowboys are under pressure to come up with an agreement that makes everyone happy and allows them to pay Lamb, quarterback Dak Prescott, and edge rusher Micah Parsons, who are all waiting on contract extensions.
How long could CeeDee’s holdout last?
Lamb already missed all of the offseason workouts, incurring hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. With the Cowboys seemingly no closer to coming up with a negotiation as they were then, Lamb is missing practices at Cowboys training camp as well.
During the opening press conference yesterday, owner Jerry Jones did not seem worried about the holdout, saying he doesn’t “get bent out of shape if someone is here or not here”. He also referenced the fact that Zack Martin did the same thing last year and it all worked out.
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb getting work in Houston today.
CeeDee Lamb on his contract: “it just has to make sense”, according to a source informed.
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— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) July 25, 2024
The price CeeDee paid to miss training camp Lamb is depending on it, but regrettably, the Cowboys officials’ constant reassurance to Dallas fans that “these things just take time” is not very reassuring, especially since the season is getting closer.
Thankfully, Lamb appears to be working out frequently on his own outside of training camp.
Reporter Dianna Russini of The Athletic stated that Lamb’s holdout might endure for a few weeks on an edition of the podcast “Scoop City.”
Russini stated, “CeeDee Lamb is holding out because he is going to demand the money he thinks he is worth.” “After speaking with people, I don’t think this will be resolved in the coming days.
I anticipate seeing more of this coming up in the upcoming week, possibly even the week following. This isn’t one of those instances where I sense good feelings, indications, or an optimistic outlook from both parties. Simply put, it appears like the Dallas Cowboys will have difficulty getting there.
The Cowboys kick off the preseason on Sunday, August 11; the regular season opens at First Energy Stadium on September 8 against the Cleveland Browns, exactly one month later.
