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Report: CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys agree to 4-year, 6 million extension
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Report: CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys agree to 4-year, $136 million extension

The Dallas Cowboys and star receiver CeeDee Lamb have agreed to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein confirmed, ending Lamb’s refusal and temporarily calming the team’s tensions.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the deal.

The contract comes with $100 million in guarantees. It is the second-largest non-quarterback contract in NFL history, behind Justin Jefferson’s four-year, $140 million extension he signed with the Minnesota Vikings in June.

Lamb, 25, was held out of the Cowboys’ training camp while he sought a new contract more in line with the money of a top wide receiver, and that’s exactly how he’s performed since being drafted in the first round in 2020. Last season, Lamb was named first-team All-Pro after catching 135 passes for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with two rushing touchdowns.

He is also a three-time Pro Bowler with three consecutive seasons of 1,000+ yards receiving, and along with Dak Prescott, forms one of the NFL’s best quarterback-wide receiver combinations.

Lamb was entering the final season of his rookie contract and received $17.9 million this season on a fifth-year option the Cowboys exercised. His extension pays him more in line with a buoyant wide receiver market that has seen Jefferson, AJ Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown earn deals of more than $30 million per season this offseason.

The deal offers some relief in an uncertain offseason in Dallas and allows Lamb to practice again with two weeks to go before the start of the season. The Cowboys open their regular season on Sept. 8 at the Cleveland Browns.

The subject of Prescott’s long-term status remains unresolved. Prescott is entering the final season of a four-year, $160 million contract and is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of next season without an extension.

This is a developing story and will be updated regularly.