CeeDee Lamb has solidified his status as an elite wide receiver over the past two seasons.

Now he gets paid for it too.

The Dallas Cowboys have given Lamb a four-year contract extension worth $136 million ($100 million guaranteed), a person familiar with the deal said. The Dallas Morning News on monday.

It’s the first deal for the franchise’s big three. With Lamb done, quarterback Dak Prescott is next, followed by edge rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons’ deal won’t happen until next year, as the Cowboys’ most pressing need is Lamb and Prescott, who is entering the final year of his contract.

Lamb, 25, held up the Cowboys’ entire training camp in Oxnard, California, resulting in fines of $50,000 a day. The team has the right to waive the fines. Lamb also skipped previous offseason workouts.

During a press conference on July 27, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said that Lamb wanted the largest contract for a non-quarterback in NFL history. Lamb called Jones after the press conference and said that was not the case.

The two sides continued to talk, with the Cowboys repeatedly raising the offer, until they finally reached an agreement on Monday.

Lamb’s deal is the second-highest for a non-quarterback, behind the Vikings’ Justin Jefferson. The Vikings receiver signed a four-year, $140 million contract with $110 million guaranteed.

Lamb’s $38 million signing bonus is the largest for a receiver in league history.

The wide receiver market exploded this offseason.

In April, the Eagles signed forward AJ Brown to a three-year, $96 million contract extension with $84 million guaranteed. At the time, it was the most expensive contract for a receiver in league history.

But in June, the Vikings outdid it by signing Jefferson, whose $35 million per season average is the highest in the NFL at his position.

Lamb, a 2020 first-round pick and three-time Pro Bowler, led all NFL players with 242 combined receptions in 2022 and 2023. His 3,108 yards in that span were second only to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (3,509). His 21 touchdown catches were second only to Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams (22).

In early August, Hill agreed to a revised contract worth $90 million over the next three years.

Last year, Lamb totaled 135 receptions for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns.

The catch and yardage totals broke Michael Irvin’s franchise records of 111 and 1,603, respectively. Irvin’s records, set in 1995, were nearly 30 years old.

Now that the new deal is in place and the season starts on September 8 in Cleveland, Prescott is the next opponent.

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