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Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott Has Stong Message For Disappointing Wide Receiver Amidst CeeDee Lamb Uncertainty – Gridiron Heroics
The Dallas Cowboys are facing a great deal of uncertainty as they head into a 2024 NFL season that could very well determine the immediate future of the franchise. Head coach Mike McCarthy is entering the final year of his contract and has not been given an extension. While he has led the Cowboys to a 42-25 record in four seasons (including three-consecutive 12-5 finishes), Dallas is just 1-3 in the NFL Playoffs during his tenure. Nothing short of a prolonged run in the postseason will ensure he keeps his job beyond ths season.
Additionally, the Cowboys are working on contract extensions for their three biggest stars: quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, and linebacker Micah Parsons. While Prescott and Parsons are present and participating in training camp, Lamb is not.
Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver CeeDee Lamb Is Holding Out
Lamb is holding out until the Cowboys agree to pay him what he wants, which is a salary to match or rival the $35 million Justin Jefferson got with the Minnesota Vikings.
Earlier this offseason, Jefferson and the Vikings agreed to a four-year $140 million contract extension. This deal pays Jefferson $35 million a year, which is the highest annual salary for a non-quarterback in NFL history.
Both players entered the NFL in 2020 and have put up big numbers, though Jefferson holds the edge in several categories:
| CeeDee Lamb | Justin Jefferson | |
| Receptions | 395 | 392 |
| Receiving Yards | 5,145 | 5,899 |
| Touchdowns | 32 | 30 |
As one can see, Jefferson has just three less receptions, but over 700 more receiving yards than Lamb. Jefferson also missed seven games last season while Lamb has missed just one game yet in his career.
Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Tells Jalen Tolbert to Have a WR1 Mindset
Lamb, of course, is the Cowboys’ top pass catcher. Last season, he led the entire NFL with 135 receptions while racking up 1,749 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
Without him in training camp, more Cowboys wide receivers are getting targets from Prescott and the other quarterbacks. One of them, Jalen Tolbert, received a strong message from his starting quarterback:
“I told him, your role is to go show that you can be a No. 1 receiver. At minimal, a No. 2 receiver. He’s approached this camp with that intensity, with that mindset.”
Tolbert, a third-round pick in 2022, has not lived up to the expectations the team had for him when he was first drafted. In his rookie season, he had just two receptions for 12 yards. Last year, Tolbert had 22 receptions for 268 yards and two touchdowns.
If Lamb’s holdout extends into the regular season, Tolbert is going to be tasked with filling a huge hole on the offense. Hopefully Prescott’s message helps him reach that level.
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The search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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