{"id":28290,"date":"2025-02-24T03:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28290"},"modified":"2025-02-24T03:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T03:08:59","slug":"breaking-cowboys-urged-to-add-star-power-playmaker-with-ceedee-lamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28290","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Urged to Add \u2018Star Power\u2019 Playmaker With CeeDee Lamb.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2190120622-1-e1740346566921.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2190120622-1-e1740346566921.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2190120622-1-e1740346566921.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2190120622-1-e1740346566921.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"178\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1721\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys\u00a0have a long list of needs as the offseason begins to shift into gear, and while fans would like to see them beef up their offensive line, fix the running back room, plus get some depth at linebacker and in the defensive backfield, most want the team to fix the problem that is right in front of them: The Cowboys need a playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>CeeDee Lamb, when healthy, is one of the Top 5 receivers in the NFL. The problem is, the Cowboys have precious little to go with him.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Tolbert,\u00a0Jalen Brooks,\u00a0Jonathan Mingo \u2014 these are all decent enough depth pieces. But with Nominal No. 2 receiver Brandin Cooks hitting free agency, the team needs a true bookend who can move around opposite Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>And ESPN has just the guy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQ-LF_Yf5JA?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Davante Adams Topped 1,000 Yards in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on \u201cGet Up\u201d this week, NFL insider Dan Graziano noted that the ideal landing spot for star receiver\u00a0Davante Adams, who was traded from the Raiders to the Jets before last November\u2019s trade deadline, is right there in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have been loath to make major additions in free agency in recent years. But it\u2019s about time for that to change. Adams is not the mega-star he once was but still went for 85 catches, 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns in 14 games last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need star power on that roster, and Davante Adams is a star,\u201d Graziano said. \u201cHe has a Taco Bell in his house, I don\u2019t know if anybody ever heard about that. They need other players who can make things happen when they have the ball in their hands. They\u2019re very limited in terms of playmakers right now, this is a veteran who knows everything he needs to do to help out that offense, working opposite CeeDee Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be a great pickup for the Cowboys.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Could Use 1st-Round Draft Pick on RB<\/h2>\n<p>The move would be beneficial on multiple fronts, not only giving Dak Prescott another weapon and taking pressure off Lamb, but also addressing a major hole for the Cowboys in free agency, allowing them to use their top draft pick\u2013they have No. 12 overall\u2013to pick a much-needed running back or offensive lineman.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have been most often mentioned as the ideal fit for Ashton Jeanty, the record-breaking Boise State star. Singing Adams could pave the way for Jeanty, a native of the DFW area, to land with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0CBS Sports noted this week\u00a0in naming the Cowboys Jeanty\u2019s top landing spot: \u201cIt\u2019s the match made in heaven, to be honest. Jeanty went to high school in Frisco, Texas, where the Cowboys are headquartered. And while Dallas could certainly use help at other spots, like along the interior of both fronts, Dak Prescott\u00a0could also use bona fide ground support, with 2024 placeholder\u00a0Rico Dowdle\u00a0due for free agency. The Cowboys haven\u2019t boasted a true home run hitter at the position since\u00a0Ezekiel Elliott\u2019s\u00a0prime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb The Cowboys\u00a0have a long list of needs as the offseason begins to shift into gear, and while fans would like to see&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys Urged to Add \u2018Star Power\u2019 Playmaker With CeeDee Lamb.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28290\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Cowboys Urged to Add \u2018Star Power\u2019 Playmaker With CeeDee Lamb.. - 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