CeeDee Lamb's Projected Contract Extension

Lamb has positioned himself to be one of the NFL's highest paid wide receivers

Dec 24, 2023; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

With CeeDee Lamb in the final year of his rookie contract, and the Philadelphia Eagles adeptly choosing to extend their 25 year old wide receiver DeVonta Smith a year early, with a three-year, $75 million contract including $51 million guaranteed, we now can analyze what a Lamb extension looks like.

its is notable that Smith entered the NFL a year after Lamb, so Smith still had two years remaining on his rookie deal. Smith will play out his current rookie deal including this season and his 5th-year option next year, before the contract officially begins. That means Smith is actually signed for at least the next 5-seasons, keeping him in Philly through the 2028 season.

DeVonta Smith new deal with the Eagles:

• 3 year extension (through 2028)
• $75,000,000
• $20,351,000 signing bonus
• $51,000,000 guaranteed
• average annual salary of $25,000,000

DeVonta Smith 2023 stats:

• 81 Receptions (tied-20th in the NFL)
• 1,066 yards (20th)
• 7 TDs (Tied-18th)
• 13.2 yards per catch (87th)

Lamb is presently set to make $17.991 million on his fifth-year option in 2024. The 25 year old is scheduled to be unrestricted free agent after the 2024 season, and is now due for a HUGE payday from the Cowboys or via free agency. Given Lamb's outstanding performance since being drafted 17th overall out of Oklahoma, it is expected that Lamb will command a larger deal than Smith just signed.

Dec 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) runs with the / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

CeeDee Lamb 2023 stats:

• 135 receptions (1st in the NFL)
• 1,749 yards (2nd)
• 12 TD (3rd)
• 13.0 yard per catch (95th)

Spotrac's market value tools help illustrate Lamb's projected contract as:

• four years
• $115.4 million
• $28.8 million annual salary

Lamb expects to be the highest-paid receiver in NFL history.

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“I can’t give you ... numbers right now,'' Lamb said on teammate Micah Parsons' podcast at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. "But I’ll tell you this: [I want to be] one of the top paid receivers for sure, if not the [highest-paid receiver]. ..."That’s always the goal.”

Feb 4, 2024; Orlando, FL, USA; NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) of the Dallas Cowboys / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

CeeDee Lamb is on record that he wants to be a "Cowboy for Life,'' ...and that should certainly be the Cowboy's gameplan.