Four Verts: No one knows what Cowboys are doing with CeeDee Lamb, and hell yes to the return of ‘hold-ins’

Football is here! NFL training camps have started all across the country, creating storylines and new exciting things for fans to follow. But this week’s Four Verts column starts with a baffling contract situation that has been talked about ad nauseam up to this point.

No one knows what Dallas is doing, but it’s provocative

The Cowboys are constantly mainstays in the NFL news cycle for a variety of reasons, but this time is for a reason that is driving their fanbase absolutely mad. They have three crucial players up for contract extensions right now: Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb. Three players that are integral to the success of the Cowboys and their future endeavors. Right now, they have gone 0-for-3, with not a single one of these contract situations resolved. Prescott is probably the most important contract they have to get done based on the nature of his position, but Lamb is actually the one that’s causing the most strife right now.

According to multiple outlets, Lamb won’t be participating in Dallas’ training camp without a new deal. Since Lamb is coming off a rookie deal, he’s not yet subjected to the daily $50,000 fines that other veterans who hold out are in danger of receiving. There really isn’t any incentive for Lamb to show up without a contract offer in hand from the Cowboys that has a chance to make him the highest-paid wide receiver in the league. His play last year deserved that and the Cowboys simply can’t have a functional offense without him in the lineup. He’s a total and complete necessity.

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It’s pretty baffling that the Cowboys seem content with the crux of their roster playing on expiring or near-expiring deals. Assuming Prescott, Lamb and Parsons play up to the talent levels that they’ve shown up to this point, those deals are only going to get more expensive over the next eight months. It simply doesn’t make sense to give the player all the leverage…

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Publish date : 2024-07-24 23:09:27

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