The Dallas Cowboys have plenty of things going on to distract them from the fact that they do not have a quarterback under contract beyond the 2024 season. Just consider that they currently do not have their top wide receiver under contract beyond 2024 either.
It stands to reason that the Cowboys will take care of CeeDee Lamb sooner rather than later, but given that they are in this boat with Prescott it feels unsafe to assume anything.
Lamb is foregoing voluntary workouts that began on Monday, all part of standard operating procedure when you want a new deal.
It was reported about a month ago by NFL Network that Lamb would be the “priority” for the Cowboys in terms of offseason negotiations, but since then not a whole lot has emerged. Monday afternoon brought more on the report about his Monday absence from ESPN’s Adam Schefter who went as far as saying that the team and player are currently “not close.”
At the moment Tyreek Hill is the highest-paid wide receiver and has an AAV of $30M. Logic would suggest that talks with Lamb would start just a bit north of there, but maybe they have not if we have found ourselves here.
- Schefter also noted in his statement that we are in a moment where wide receivers across the NFL are looking to get paid. Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Brandon Aiyuk, Jaylen Waddle and Amon-Ra St. Brown all represent dominoes that could fall and raise the price for Lamb. Every day that Dallas does not get something done with Lamb is more opportunity they allow for someone else to get the better rate.
