CeeDee Lamb sends warning to media attending his youth camp: 'It's about the kids'

CeeDee Lamb‘s youth football camp on Tuesday will be one of the offseason’s only opportunities for media members to interview the Dallas Cowboys star. However, there’s one topic that’s off the table for the former first-rounder, which he made very clear on Monday via social media.

“I’m not speaking about any contract negotiations, if that’s your questions..” Lamb wrote on X, responding to a post about his camp in Round Rock. “You’ll get 0 answers. It’s about the kids”

Reporters often use NFL players’ charitable outings as chances to interview them when they’re away from team locker rooms. Lamb does not want Tuesday’s camp to be one such occasion. Media members around the Cowboys are likely itching for any words from the team’s top receiver, even if it’s not about his current contract negotiations and holdout.

Lamb hasn’t said point blank that he plans on continuing the holdout he started at OTAs and minicamp, however, reports have indicated that he’s expected to hold out until a deal is done.

Rookies and veterans alike are set to report for training camp in California on July 24. If Lamb were to continue holding out, he would be subject to fines. Those fines can amount to as much as $50,000 per day missed. He already lost out on roughly $100,000 for missing minicamp, however, it’s a small sum compared to the contract he’s looking for from Dallas.

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As far as what he’s looking for, it’s top-tier pay as a wide receiver and he said as much to reporters at the end of last season. Justin Jefferson just signed a deal worth $35 million per year with the Vikings and Lamb could see something similar.

As far as the team is concerned, Lamb’s absence would undoubtedly be a nuisance. Dak Prescott loses a lot in training camp if he doesn’t have his No. 1 wide receiver to throw to, however, Mike McCarthy isn’t worried about Lamb being ready to go when the season starts – new contract or no.

“CeeDee’s in a business situation but everybody’s engaged,” McCarthy said last month. “I’ve got no qualms about our best being ready.”

In four seasons since leaving Oklahoma, Lamb has posted 395 catches, 5,145 yards, and 32 touchdowns with 13 yards per catch. Without a new deal, he’d play in 2024 on a salary of $17.991 million. He’d also be free to become a free agent after 2024 unless the team places the franchise tag on him for 2025.