Dallas Cowboys fans and players, as well as wide receivers across the league, were waiting to see whether the Cowboys and 2x All-Pro receiver CeeDee Lamb would come to a contract agreement.
On Monday afternoon, the two parties reached an agreement and it was historic.
BREAKING: WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys agree to 4-year, $136M extension with $100M guaranteed.
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Lamb and the team agreed to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, which includes $100 million guaranteed and a $38 million signing bonus, the highest ever for a receiver.
The star receiver, who has remained away from the team since OTAs, will now rejoin Dallas as the second-highest paid, non-QB in NFL history, with an average salary of $34 million sitting behind only Justin Jefferson, who makes $35 million per year from the four-year, $140 deal he signed with the Vikings this past June.
Lamb’s new deal comes a few short weeks after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he didn’t “have any urgency to get it done.” But after Lamb responded with a simple “LOL” on X, Jones changed direction and took steps to lock in his 25-year-old star player.
CeeDee has risen to become an NFL star after being selected by Dallas with the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
