{"id":40505,"date":"2025-04-12T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40505"},"modified":"2025-04-12T07:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:42:01","slug":"breaking-cowboys-stars-empowering-message-goes-viral-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40505","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Cowboys Star\u2019s Empowering Message Goes Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1882505290-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys are days away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and popular wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is ready.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D<\/a>allas Cowboys\u00a0are days away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and popular wide receiver\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0is ready. The former first-round pick celebrated his 26th birthday on Tuesday, April 8, and in doing so, he made a special statement about his state of mind going into the new NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys had a rough season in 2024,\u00a0closing it out 7-10\u00a0and not making it to the playoffs, but it\u2019s a new season, and it\u2019s time to forget about the past. If key players, such as Lamb and quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott, stay healthy this time around, it could finally be the year for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CeeDee Lamb\u2019s Birthday Message<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The day of his birthday,\u00a0Lamb took to Instagram\u00a0to post a collection of photos of himself in New York City shopping with the message, \u201cOverall, I\u2019m about to finally kick into who I think I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t mention the Cowboys specifically, it\u2019s a strong statement and could certainly be taken as him being ready to deliver this upcoming season. There\u2019s never been a question as to Lamb\u2019s talent on the field, but he also needs the right players and staff around him.<\/p>\n<p>The post pretty much went viral, garnering more than 80,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p>Followers commented on the post and sent their birthday wishes. \u201cThank you God for making CeeDee a Cowboy,\u201d\u00a0one fan stated. \u201chappy G day young (goat) more life brudda,\u201d\u00a0another stated, using a goat emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Some fellow Cowboys also wished him happy birthday on the post, including Prescott and\u00a0Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIMrVDUxOg-\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=492&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fcowboys-star-sends-empowering-message%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A286307.59999999404%7D\" height=\"1113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking to the 2025 Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Lamb is one of the best wide receives in the league, the Cowboys could use use some help in the running back department. That\u2019s where the\u00a02025 NFL Draft\u00a0could come in.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u00a0April 11 piece for Blogging the Boys,\u00a0RJ Ochoa\u00a0talks about the idea of taking a running back early in the draft. Ultimately, he concludes that the \u201csweet spot\u201d for the Dallas Cowboys could be picking a running back in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea of taking a running back in the first round is one that very few NFL fanbases approve of in today\u2019s day and age,\u201d he states. \u201cDiscussions about the position and its worth have run rampant over the last decade or so, and while we all acknowledge that there is a legitimate value to it, that does not change the idea that spending premium draft capital there feels unwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Jordan Reid recently also said it seemed more likely that the Cowboys could go with a running back in the second day of the draft. He\u00a0singled out\u00a0TreVeyon Henderson of\u00a0Ohio Sta<a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">te<\/a>\u00a0as a good option, as well as fellow Ohio State player Quinshon Judkins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cowboys have been open about needing an explosive receiver opposite CeeDee Lamb, with Matthew Golden (Texas) being heavily linked to them at the No. 12 pick. Running back is also a need for Dallas,\u201d he stated. \u201cWhile there has been talk about the Cowboys taking Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) at No. 12, it seems more likely that they\u2019ll use their second-round pick on a runner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the Cowboys have \u201cexpressed interest\u201d in Henderson and Judkins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys are days away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and popular wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is ready. 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