NFL insider describes Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb negotiations as making progress, but not close
NFL insider describes Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb negotiations as making progress, but not close
After spending nearly a week in Oxnard, the
Dallas Cowboys have wrapped off four training
camp sessions. Everything has taken off. The
current situation has been maintained for the
most part, but it is hard to feel completely
satisfied when the team’s best wide receiver is
absent and unaccounted for. CeeDee Lamb is
waiting it out and will be fined for the days he
doesn’t show up. Notably, the team has the option
to waive these fines while Lamb is still on his
rookie contract if and when they decide to
negotiate a contract extension. However, that is
still up in the air. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network
talked about the Lamb situation on Sunday,
pointing out that all parties are moving forward
and are in “a better place’ at the moment, but
also noted that they are ‘not close. “They’re in a
slightly better situation than they were a few
days or weeks ago, at the very least, I would say.
Not quite there. Though there hasn’t been much
development, I wouldn’t characterise this as a
close bargain. There is at least some optimism
that the Cowboys will eventually sign CeeDee
Lamb. Although it doesn’t appear like he will
defeat Justin Jefferson, I wouldn’t be shocked if
he came very close. Although it does not appear
that Lamb will quite match Justin Jefferson’s
contract, Rapoport points out that he might get
very close. The following serves as a reminder of
the crucial elements of Jefferson’s contract with
the Minnesota Vikings:
four-year prolongation $140 million
total transaction Due at signing: $88.743 million
If it wasn’t clear, Jefferson is the highest-paid
non-quarterback in the NFL right now (and in
NFL history, if that wasn’t clear enough). Stephen
Jones has made several mentions thus far in
camp regarding the Cowboys’ two roster
members, Micah Parsons and Lamb, who could/
may/might contend for this distinction. Despite
being eligible for an extension, Parsons is a year
behind Lamb contractually and is currently at
camp. It is also unclear how near Lamb may go
to any of these figures, but considering that he is
holding out he seems to have a preference or two
that is currently not being met on the Cowboys
side of things.
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