The Dallas Cowboys need to take care of CeeDee Lamb. He is one of the team’s best players and is now preparing to enter the final year of his contract (the option season on his rookie contract after being a first-round pick in 2020). is not ideal. You want to reward your stars for stellar performances, and Lamb is coming off the most statistically impressive season a wide receiver has ever had in franchise history.
< br>As if that wasn’t enough reason to want a done deal with Lamb (he and the team won’t be close), there’s also a market at his position and it appears to be a mountain The fire is about to erupt.
Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle , Brandon Aiyuk and Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of a handful of names who all expect to be paid handsomely. The Philadelphia Eagles, who have always been knowledgeable about football finances, understand that making a trade quickly is often how you save money in the long run and locked up DeVonta Smith earlier this week.
A reported AAV for Justin Jefferson certainly impacts CeeDee Lamb
Currently, Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins has the biggest AAV of any receiver wide receiver for $30 million. It’s safe to say that in the blink of an eye, that will change.
Early offseason predictions predict Lamb will receive an extension that will allow him to win an average of $30 la. M per year. This seems a bit unlikely since the current rate is $30 million and these things are usually “the next person will get a little more” proposition, but anything is possible.
If and when another big man beats Lamb to the punch , you can bet your bottom dollar (if you haven’t thrown it into the Pay CeeDee Lamb Fund) that his price will rise. THURSDAY. Dianna Russini of The Athletic noted in her “Scoop City” newsletter that Justin Jefferson could bring in $32 million per year.
Living in a hypothetical where that happens, the likelihood of locking up Lamb at $30 million per year has justdiminished.
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That’s why we keep stressing that the Cowboys need to get this done. In a world where Jefferson takes the lead and commands a $32 million AAV, Lamb wouldn’t be the only receiver whose rep raises his own price. Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle and the rest of the team will tear up yesterday’s offer sheet because the status quo will change.
You can’t make a reasonable argument against again taking care of CeeDee Lamb and again, do it as soon as possible, especially given the potential volatility of his position market. If you’re a supporter of expansion team Dak Prescott, this is also an extremely important situation, but there aren’t many quarterbacks who are likely to raise the floor this offseason, especially as this phenomenon exists in wide receivers.