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CeeDee Lamb Contract: Cowboys WR Signs New Deal

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Published26 Aug 2024

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) before the 2024 NFC wild card.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has signed a record-breaking contract extension. View Lamb’s contract details below.

CeeDee Lamb Contract

The holdout is over.

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Lamb has signed a four-year, $136 million contract extension to remain with the Dallas Cowboys.

Lamb’s deal includes $100 million guaranteed and a record-breaking $38 million signing bonus, the most ever given to a wide receiver.

Lamb was entering the 2024 season on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, which would have paid him $17.99 million.

Lamb has quickly become one of the three best wide receivers in the NFL. In four seasons, Lamb has 395 receptions, 5,145 yards, and 32 touchdowns.

In 2023, Lamb set the Cowboys’ record with 135 catches and 1,749 yards.

NFL Wide Receiver Contracts

Where does Lamb rank among wide receivers in terms of salaries?

Lamb’s new contract makes him the second highest-paid receiver in the NFL. Lamb’s $34 million average annual salary is second behind Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson’s $35 million.

The next three receivers on the highest-paid list are Philadelphia’s A.J. Brown at $32 million per year, Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown at $30.002 million, and Miami’s Tyreek Hill at $30 million per year.

Lamb is also the second-highest paid non-quarterback behind Jefferson.