Cowboys' Martin, Elliott sympathize with CeeDee Lamb's holdout - ESPN

OXNARD, Calif. — If CeeDee Lamb wants to know what a prolonged holdout from training camp feels like, he can reach out to Dallas Cowboys teammates Zack Martin and Ezekiel Elliott.

Martin missed three weeks of training camp last year before getting an adjustment made to his contract. Elliott missed all of camp and the preseason games in 2019 before signing a six-year, $90 million contract that included $50 million in guaranteed money.

Lamb's holdout is just three days and two practices old as he looks for a megadeal that would make him one of the highest paid receivers in the NFL. Executive vice president Stephen Jones said Friday he had talks with Lamb's agent, Tory Dandy, on Thursday. Jones also spoke with Todd France, the agent of Dak Prescott, as they try to work out a deal.

Martin and Elliott called missing camp a «tough situation.»

«You're just at home, man, by yourself,» Martin said. «I was just at home for a couple weeks. My family was up north so you're sitting there in your thoughts, and you know what's going on at training camp. You know how exciting it is those first few weeks when you're out here getting around the guys and getting going. Just kind of a lonely feeling.»

While Martin worked out in the Dallas area, Elliott went to Cabo for his training before his agent worked out the deal. He said he felt some «guilt» and «anxiety» as he waited.

The back-and-forth talks were difficult for Elliott.

«It's really tough because you go through your first three or four years and you guys are on the same side, and this is the first time that now you're kind of going against each other,» Elliott said. «So, you've got to have a little thick skin. There's some little extra stuff that comes with it, but at the end of the