Jerry Jones clumsily explains 'urgency' comments on CeeDee Lamb

Jerry Jones tried to walk back his comments on CeeDee Lamb saying the Dallas Cowboys miss their star wideout.

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Jerry Jones recently raised a lot of eyebrows when he said the Dallas Cowboys didn't have any urgency to get a contract extension done with CeeDee Lamb.

As expected, Lamb took exception to the comments and responded on social media. Jones, however, seems to think he didn't say anything wrong despite "getting in trouble."

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Ahead of the Cowboys' preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams, Jones tried to walk back his comments. Sort of.

Ahead of Cowboys-Rams preseason game, Jerry Jones says he “got in trouble the other day” for saying signing CeeDee Lamb isn’t urgent.

“I understand completely the angst that’s happening (about) whether you’re missed or not. Well, CeeDee: You’re missed.”

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— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) August 11, 2024

Jones said that no one appreciates seeing Lamb play more than he does before trying to explain why he felt no urgency.

His take is that Lamb wouldn't be playing in the preseason, so that's why there was no reason to rush.

That might be one of the worst excuses possible. Jones is basically saying training camp is meaningless by suggesting not having star players participating in camp is akin to sitting out the preseason.

To his credit, he did say Lamb was missed, which is true. Lamb also deserves to get paid and if Jerry really wants to make it right, he needs to stop being greedy and make the deal.

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