It’s been an instant rise to stardom for young wideout CeeDee Lamb. The promising speedster enjoyed a breakthrough season with the Oklahoma Sooners in 2019. He opted to forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL draft. Lamb was brought in by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (17th overall).
The 21-year old will join experienced wide receivers, Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup in Dallas. Great things are expected from Lamb. The Louisiana-born athlete will hope to impress new head coach Mike McCarthy in the preseason. Here’s what he had to say about the challenges that await him in the coming months.
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Dallas Cowboys’ wide receiver CeeDee Lamb thriving alongside star teammates
"We gonna work til it's done" 😤@_CeeDeeThree on having three 1,000-yd receivers
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) August 22, 2020
While speaking to the press recently, Cowboys rookie CeeDee Lamb spoke highly of his fellow teammates, Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. Both his senior buddies racked up 1,000+ receiving yards in 2019. Lamb intends to do the same over the course of the 2020 season.
He said, “I feel the same way with them guys, just having each other’s back already early on in this process. Just understand what we’re trying to do here. We obviously have a goal for each and all three of us to have a 1,000 yards. We gonna work until it’s done,” Lamb said.
In addition to those two, Lamb also spoke about how franchise quarterback Dak Prescott helped him settle in during the offseason.
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“Dak actually invited me and um it was actually like a surreal moment, just understanding that I play for the Dallas Cowboys now and Dak Prescott actually texted me and asked me to come over and work with him. It was, you know what I’m saying, an unbelievable moment. I took it all in and I embraced it. I felt like that was my opportunity to show the guys just what I can do early on,” the young wide receiver added while talking to the press.
CeeDee Lamb on the offseason workouts at Dak Prescott’s house
(Video via the Dallas Cowboys) pic.twitter.com/6G1NBPDCk2
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 21, 2020
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The Cowboys start their 2020 NFL season with an away clash against the Los Angeles Chargers. It will be interesting to see if rookie CeeDee Lamb will get a chance to show off his skills in the opening game.
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