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FRISCO, Texas — Contract negotiations can be tense, especially ones involving Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys since the owner and general manager enjoys negotiating through the media.
Back in training camp out in Oxnard, California, Jones postured during negotiations with 2023 All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb by saying he didn’t “have a sense of urgency” to get a deal done with the NFL’s 2023 receptions leader (135) to end his holdout. Fast forward to Monday, and Jones inked Lamb to a four-year, $136 million extension with $100 million guaranteed and an NFL-record $38 million signing bonus.
Lamb immediately responded to Jones’ lack of urgency comments with a tweet that read “lol.” at the time, but now that the deal is done, the two are back on good terms after a one-on-one chat.
“We had a business man conversation,” Lamb said Tuesday when talking about his first interaction with Jones since signing the contract. “I’m not worried about nothing. We got what we need to get done, and now it’s time for me to go.”
Mere days before the extension was signed Lamb posted an ominous screenshot from Tobey McGuire’s “Spiderman 3” movie after McGuire’s Peter Parker putting on the black, Venom-infested Spiderman suit. Some people took it to mean Lamb was ready to be labeled a villain the longer he held out for a new deal. Now that everything is chill in Lamb’s relationship with the Cowboys, he laughed when asked about the meaning of that tweet.
“Ahh, oh my gosh. That’s my favorite superhero,” Lamb said. “That’s my favorite superhero. He’s entering his villain arc and I’m coming back for vengeance so that’s what that is. … As far as the comments, I mean, he’s entitled to whatever he got to say as long as we get the deal done.”
Jones revealed one tidbit from his one-on-one “business man” conversation with Lamb on Wednesday, revealing a word of caution to his 25-year-old, superstar wide receiver…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-29 12:54:12
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