CeeDee Lamb appears to send message to Cowboys amid holdout: 'Still waiting on that phone call'
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CeeDee Lamb is widely considered one of the top wide receivers in the NFL. He finished the 2023 season with a career-high in receptions, touchdowns and receiving yards.
But the All-Pro wide receiver's offseason has been dominated by a contract dispute. Lamb is seeking a new long-term deal from the Dallas Cowboys, but the two sides appear to remain at an impasse.
Longtime Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones recently indicated an agreement may be imminent.
"The facts are that I believe we'll come together. I don't want to speak for him. That's what I'm trying not to do. But we wouldn't have offered him what we've offered him if we didn't want him to be here," Jones said on Tuesday.
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CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys warms up before kickoff against the Green Bay Packers during an NFC wild-card playoff game at AT&T Stadium Jan. 14, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
But Lamb does not appear to share the same level of optimism as Jones. In a workout video posted to social media, the star wideout said he continues to wait for the team to contact him about a potential new deal.
"Still waiting on that phone call," Lamb said, "but, until then, we grind."
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Lamb held out of the Cowboys' offseason program and mandatory organized team activities. When training camp opened last month, Lamb was a no-show.
The 25-year-old is scheduled to play the 2024 season under his fifth-year option, which would pay him an estimated $17.9 million.
"Control what I can control," Lamb added, "and that’s to be the best