CeeDee Lamb – Source: Ethan Miller / Getty
CeeDee Lamb bet on himself thinking Jerry Jones’s frugal leadership would give him a new deal and it paid off with a new $136M deal.
If you’re a Dallas Cowboys fan it hasn’t always been easy and if you’re under 30 years old you wonder if the golden days are even real. The last Cowboys Super Bowl win happened in 1996 and since then the team has felt like a side project for Jerry Jones. In addition to the lack of winning players have to fight tooth and nail to get paid by Mr. Jones.
However, every once in a while one player will call Jerry’s bluff and not report to work until they get paid.
According to ESPN, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has inked a new deal after calling Jerry’s bluff. Lamb’s new four-year $136M deal makes him the second-highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.
An even sweeter part of the deal is the $38M signing bonus which is the largest a wide receiver has ever received.
Will this equate to winning for the Cowboys? Highly unlikely, however without CeeDee, the entire season is a waste. Jerry couldn’t afford for him to sit out for even one game. Furthermore, sooner or later Dak Prescott will want more money but rumor has it Shedeur Sanders could be the apple of Jerry’s eye.
Jerry loves Deion Sanders like a son and would surely love to have a new Star in Dallas.
