Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb is in line for a big-money extension at some point over the next year and a half.
Dallas picked up Lamb’s fifth-year option, which will keep him under team control through at least the 2024 season.
They could always franchise him after that, but the Cowboys have said they’re interested in signing Lamb long-term and it would likely be better to get a deal done before considering the tag.
Either way, Lamb says he isn’t worried about the situation and doesn’t consider it to be a distraction for him.
โQuite honestly, Iโll be 100 percent honest, Iโm not even distracted,โ Lamb said, via DallasCowboys.com. โThe money, definitely worried about it, but itโs not something thatโs on my mind everyday or when I come to the building. Iโm not thinking about how much money Iโm going to make if I do this. Itโs really all about coming in, showing my worth and letting everything else handle itself.โ
โThatโs for my agent,โ Lamb added. โIโm trying to play. Thatโs what Iโm here to do and thatโs what I love to do.โ
Lamb, 24, was a three-year starter at Oklahoma and was a consensus All-American before the Cowboys selected him with the No. 17 pick in 2020.
Lamb signed a four-year, $14,010,012 rookie contract that included a $7,749,100 signing bonus. The contract includes a fifth-year option for the Cowboys to pick up for the 2024 season.
In 2022, Lamb appeared in all 17 games for the Cowboys and caught 107 passes for 1,359 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.
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