FRISCO, Texas — Because the Dallas Cowboys start their voluntary offseason program Monday, All-Professional vast receiver CeeDee Lamb is not anticipated to attend exercises as he awaits a long-term contract, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Lamb is coming into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie deal, set to earn a fully-guaranteed $17.99 million wage from his fifth-year possibility.
Whereas the offseason program is voluntary, Lamb has been a daily attendee up to now. In Part 1 of this system, gamers are restricted to exercises, conferences and rehab. The one necessary a part of the offseason program is the June minicamp. If a participant skips that, he can be topic to fines totaling greater than $100,000.
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Whereas Lamb is just not anticipated to be on the workforce’s facility, he has labored out with Dak Prescott and the opposite ability gamers on the quarterback’s yard subject at his home or at different areas domestically up to now.
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons additionally wasn’t in attendance for the beginning of the offseason program.
Final 12 months, All-Professional proper guard Zack Martin handled a calf harm for a great portion of the offseason and held out of coaching camp for just a few weeks earlier than signing an adjusted contract that assured him $36 million in 2023 and 2024.
The Cowboys have expressed a want to signal Lamb, who turned 25 final week, to a long-term extension since final offseason, however talks haven’t progressed. Final 12 months, Lamb set workforce information for receptions (135, finest within the NFL) and yards (1,749). His 395 catches for five,145 yards are essentially the most in franchise historical past for a participant by way of his first 4 NFL seasons, as are his 18 100-yard video games.
Lamb is not the one star receiver searching for a long-term deal. Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson can also be up for a contract extension and talks have gone slowly there, as nicely.