OXNARD, California. — CeeDee Lamb made it clear he wanted to stick with the Dallas Cowboys for a long time, and his wish is coming true. The two-time All-Pro receiver has come out of summer hiatus and agreed to terms on a new multi-year deal that will keep him in North Texas just one day before the team holds its first official training camp in Frisco — putting him in the same tax bracket as the best receivers in the entire NFL.

He is now ready and eager to report to the facility, with little time left to get up to speed as the Cowboys prepare to face the Cleveland Browns in 13 days.

According to multiple sources, including NFL.com, the deal is for four years and is worth a maximum of $136 million, with a $38 million signing bonus and $100 million guaranteed.

The club initially opted to exercise Lamb’s fifth-year option for 2024, but no longer needs it — the mega-deals for Justin Jefferson and Tyreek Hill coming this summer serve as the catalyst to finalize Lamb’s extension in Dallas. The news comes not long after owner and general manager Jerry Jones made headlines for his response to the question of “urgency” regarding completing the deal, only to have Lamb laugh digitally in response.

Jones subsequently rephrased his comments, and executive vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones’ prediction proved to be the most true when he said there was always “no thought that Lamb wouldn’t be a Dallas Cowboy.”

Following comments from Dak Prescott, who told Lamb “you’ll get your money’s worth,” Micah Parsons offered a guarantee that the All-Pro wideout would “play for the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1” against the Cleveland Browns.

In early April, while absent from the Cowboys’ voluntary offseason workout but still working out outside the building at the time, Lamb announced that he had now officially fulfilled his commitment.

“Winning — I’m looking forward to winning and being out there with my guys and competing again,” Lamb said. “… Yeah, I’ll be in Dallas!”

The player was selected 17th overall by Oklahoma in 2020, but has been living in South Texas since Hurricane Katrina. He hit the ground running as a rookie with the Cowboys and hasn’t looked back since.

The 25-year-old has racked up 3,396 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns in his three-year career while averaging a robust 13.1 yards per reception, adding two Pro Bowl honors to his resume in addition to the aforementioned All-Pro nods.

The 2022 season was the first to demonstrate Lamb’s ascension to the WR1 role in Dallas in the post-Amari Cooper era, as he set career highs in both receiving yards (1,359) and touchdowns (9) — Lamb was the most explosive offensive playmaker that season outside of running back Tony Pollard.

With the former in top form, the Cowboys’ offense ranked No. 1 in points per game after Dak Prescott returned from injury in Week 7.

Management then traded Brandin Cooks in the offseason to team up with Lamb and what they hoped would be a resurgence of Michael Gallup. However, the latter has since been released and former third-round pick Jalen Tolbert is instead seen as the favorite to fill the role in 2024.

That means Dallas’ receiver room is immediately younger and less tested, as Cooks also enters a contract year, making it all the more important to keep Lamb in a Cowboys uniform.

This is especially true when you also factor in how Lamb blew his 2022 campaign out of the water in 2023 – setting new career highs in receiving yards (1,749), receiving touchdowns (12), average receiving yards per game (102.9), catch percentage (74.6%), first downs (80), yards per target (9.7), total targets (181), total receptions (135), receptions per game (7.9), rushing yards (113) and rushing touchdowns (2).

His 10 catches for 150-plus yards in three consecutive games set a new NFL record for most receptions and receiving yards in a three-game series ever. His 13-catch, 227-yard clinic in Week 17 against the Detroit Lions broke a record for receptions and receiving yards in a single game long held by Hall of Fame playmaker and fellow 88 Club resident Michael Irvin.

This isn’t the kind of talent you just let go of, and the Cowboys management never wanted that to happen.