ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys knew they were getting an electric playmaker when they drafted wide receiver CeeDee Lamb 17th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. That’s why they made him wear jersey No. 88, a number worn by Dallas’ greatest wide receivers: Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Pearson (1973-1983), Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (1988-1999) and the team’s all-time receiving touchdowns leader Dez Bryant (73 from 2010-2017).
“When he came out there at Oklahoma, his run after catch was just phenomenal, and we got every reason to believe that if he can do that, then he could not only have that after catch, but he could also be an initial ball carrier, which we use him as,” Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said postgame Saturday night.
What Jones and the Cowboys didn’t know was that Lamb would re-write their single-season franchise records. He broke Hall of Famer Michael Irvin’s single-season franchise records for catches and receiving yards that were both set in 1995, Dallas’ last Super Bowl championship season, by totaling a career-high 227 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 13 catches with Irvin himself in attendance for Hall of Fame head coach Jimmy Johnson’s Ring of Honor induction.
“Well, of course, boy, he (Lamb) stepped up ahead of a, as I say, a war daddy there in Michael Irvin, I was still reminded when it showed him at the top (with Lamb’s single-season receiving yards record) of Michael’s four top years,” Jones said. “What an outstanding player Michael was, what an outstanding quarterback tandem we had with Troy Aikman at that time with Emmitt Smith. That reminded me of that, but let’s talk about Lamb. Lamb has come out here, it’s a credit to Dak, but he was impressive. And of course, the way he got the record tonight was extraordinarily impressive in my mind too. He obviously was a difference out there.”
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-31 12:38:02
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