A lot of attention comes with being a great player for the Dallas Cowboys.
The hype train surrounding Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb after his selection with 17th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by Dallas has not slowed down since it happened.
Lamb joins an ultra-talented offense with the likes of Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliot and Amari Cooper. He planned on carving his own path by wearing No. 10, but Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones insisted on something more traditional.
Dallas’ greats Michael Irvin, Drew Pearson and Dez Bryant have donned the No. 88 for the Cowboys. Lamb is now going to do the same, and Bryant reached out to the former Oklahoma star on Twitter about it.
.@_CeeDeeThree BE YOU and BE GREAT.. https://t.co/qKo5sAWpaC
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 30, 2020
Lamb was a Biletnikoff Award finalist for the college football’s best pass catcher in 2019. Lamb recorded back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in 2018 and ’19 and posted a ridiculous 21.4 yards per catch total in his final season. He started as a true freshman for the Sooners in 2017 and helped Oklahoma have a record setting offense with Baker Mayfield at the helm.
Also joining him in Dallas is former Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore, who was taken in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. He will wear No. 75.
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