Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has ended his holdout and agreed to a four-year, $136 million deal that makes him the second-highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
The deal includes a $38 million signing bonus, the largest ever given to a wide receiver, and $100 million guaranteed, per sources.
Lamb was set to play the 2024 season on the $17.99 million fifth-year option of his rookie deal and become a free agent after the season, but the Cowboys were able to lock him up through the 2028 season with the new deal.
The Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson tops the market at $35 million a season. The Philadelphia Eagles’ A.J. Brown checks in at $32 million per year, the Detroit Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown at $30.003 million and the Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill at $30 million.
The deal makes Lamb the highest-paid wide receiver in Cowboys’ history.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Lamb’s return will boost the morale of his team.
“Not only with what he brings to the table — we’ve been talking about what he does with his production — but when that big smile he walks in the locker room, everybody’s going to be fired up because that’s the kind of juice. He brings, that’s that type of energy to our locker room,” McCarthy said.
In his four seasons, Lamb’s 395 receptions, 5,145 yards and 18 100-yard games are the most by a Cowboys receiver, and he set team records in 2023 in catches (135) and yards (1,749), breaking marks held by Irvin.
