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FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys fans always bring the noise for the team’s first practice back home.
Each player got an introduction from the public address announcer on Tuesday night as their picture popped up on the massive screen in The Ford Center, the Cowboys’ indoor practice stadium. But when Lamb’s name was said and his picture popped up on screen, the Dallas fans in attendance roared for an extended amount of time. It simply felt different, for good reason.
Lamb put pen to paper earlier Tuesday afternoon to lock himself into his four-year, $136-million contract extension, which ended his holdout from the Cowboys’ offseason program that saw him miss all organized time activities, minicamp and training camp out in Oxnard, California. He became reflective about being a Dallas Cowboy, processing the entire experience and expressing gratitude to return to his football home for the foreseeable future.
“I can’t really put it into words,” Lamb said Tuesday night after practice. “I tell them I’m grateful to be here every moment of the day. This whole process was very crazy for me, as we all know. Very bittersweet. I enjoyed it all. Obviously, had plenty of time to revamp myself physically, to become more prepared for the season. Granted, I wish I would have had a [training] camp. It’s ok though. It will work out fitting back in, but very excited for the moment. Cherish every bit of it. Shoutout to my agent [Tory Dandy]. Grateful for the opportunity. Going back and forth, the phone calls we had, obviously thanking God every morning for the chance to get up and do what I do. Man, it was surreal. Loved it. Here we are.”
Earlier in the day when Lamb returned to the Cowboys’ facility, he generated a similar reaction among team employees that he did from the fans Tuesday night: cheers.
“We just heard a bunch of cheering, and we turn around, and he’s [Lamb] walking through things like…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-28 06:48:34
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