{"id":170001,"date":"2024-04-15T16:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=170001"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:55:18","slug":"lamb-no-show-voluntary-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/15\/lamb-no-show-voluntary-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Superstar Receiver &#8220;No Show&#8221; at Voluntary Camp Amid Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Superstar receiver and Dallas Cowboy <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/02\/06\/ceedee-lamb-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">CeeDee Lamb<\/a> was a no-show at the voluntary camp this week amid the rumors that he could hold out. <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10116904-cowboys-rumors-ceedee-lamb-isnt-expected-to-be-at-voluntary-camp-amid-contract-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to a report<\/a>, Lamb isn\u2019t expected to attend the start of the team\u2019s voluntary offseason. He is targeted to earn nearly $18 million in 2024 from the fifth-year option in his rookie contract but the bigger story is how absent he will be. However, this is after he proclaims that he\u2019ll be in Dallas despite the holdout rumors.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s looking for a high salary, it doesn\u2019t match up with the production he\u2019s put up over the last few years compared to other wideouts. His cap number is sitting at the 16th-highest in the league well under Tyreek Hill\u2019s $31.3 million cap number, which is the highest among all receivers. The Oklahoma product has made himself one of the best receivers in the game after being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. He notched more than 1,000 receiving yards in the last three years with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb led the league in 135 receptions, finishing second in receiving yards and third in receiving touchdowns last year. He isn\u2019t the only one who is skipping workouts as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/015\/takeaways-nfl-offseason-programs-no-shows-justin-jefferson-micah-parsons\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Micah Parsons is waiting for a new deal.<\/a> This comes after Dak Prescott still needs a contract extension this season or this may be his last year with the team. Prescott is set to be a free agent next offseason as soon as the market opens up if there\u2019s no deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are stuck between decisions they have to make and the players have the leverage this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb isn\u2019t expected to attend the start of Dallas\u2019 voluntary off-season program Monday while he awaits a new contract to replace the one scheduled to pay him a fully-guaranteed $17.199 million for his upcoming fifth-year option season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/68lOV8I5sv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/68lOV8I5sv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1779884495056891957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Superstar Receiver CeeDee Lamb &#8220;No Show&#8221; at Voluntary Camp Amid Rumors<\/h2>\n<h3>The Team Has a Contract Mess<\/h3>\n<p>The Cowboys are in a mess this offseason with picking who will receive the big payday this year. However, time may be running out for the team as the season will come faster than anyone thinks. The team hasn\u2019t done anything in talks or negotiations for any player&#8217;s contracts. Dallas is hurting themselves by delaying the process because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjochoa\/status\/1779935394231910454#:~:text=%40rjochoa-,Adam%20Schefter%20on%20ESPN%20just%20now%20talking%20about%20CeeDee%20Lamb,they%20want%20to%20pay%20him.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Adam Schefter<\/a>, Lamb probably won\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dallas Cowboys may not see CeeDee Lamb again until he gets his contract extension. And again this is something the Cowboys have been prepared for, planned for, they know they have to pay him. But the two sides right now are not close to getting a long-term deal done and while they\u2019re not CeeDee Lamb will stay away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>If this is what the Cowboys are planning for then what is waiting game for? The team probably knew they were getting to a point where they may have to choose. It may get worse for the Cowboys, who will try to pay all their top three superstars before the year. If Lamb is traded then here are some possible trade destinations.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Trade Destinations for Lamb<\/h3>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are one landing spot that Lamb could be interested in if he gets his way. However, the Cowboys wouldn\u2019t like their top receiver to head to the Super Bowl roster. It\u2019s still possible though after the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/article287700350.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Rashee Rice investigation<\/a> is ongoing. The Vikings are another destination since Justin Jefferson is another wideout who is skipping the first day of practice.<\/p>\n<p>However, this all comes down to money and most teams don\u2019t have that kind of money. The Texans are a team that does but the Cowboys wouldn\u2019t ship him off there to team alongside C.J. Stroud and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/c-j-stroud-stefon-diggs-adds-a-ton-of-value-to-the-receivers-room\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stefon Diggs<\/a>. If the Cowboys were to trade him, it would have to be in the AFC. The Chargers and Ravens are two other destinations where Lamb may land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is Superstar receiver and Dallas Cowboy CeeDee Lamb was a &#8220;No Show&#8221; on the first day of voluntary camp for the team. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":170043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,19,14,16,18,26],"tags":[5801,7642,7811,6181,6993,9716,7638,60],"class_list":["post-170001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-cowboys","category-texans","category-chiefs","category-chargers","category-vikings","tag-ceedee-lamb","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-justin-jefferson","tag-micah-parsons","tag-rashee-rice","tag-ravens-featured","tag-stefon-diggs"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}