{"id":55753,"date":"2025-06-14T03:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T03:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55753"},"modified":"2025-06-14T03:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T03:55:35","slug":"cowboys-ceedee-lamb-and-george-pickens-tandem-defined-by-one-monumental-dak-prescott-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55753","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens Tandem Defined By One &#8216;Monumental&#8217; Dak Prescott Word.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott likes how things are progressing with his two key weapons.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>This time last year,\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0didn&#8217;t have his No. 1 weapon,\u00a0CeeDee Lamb, on the practice field.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb was going through his contract situation and didn&#8217;t hit the field until late in training camp. This time around, CeeDee has been at The Star from Day 1 of OTAs through to the end of minicamp.<\/p>\n<p>The chemistry that was noticeably lacking early last season is now there with Dak and CeeDee already hitting the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s valuable, CeeDee being here,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cIt&#8217;s hard to even put in comparison him being here, the work we&#8217;re able to get versus last year, the contract negotiations, but just to have him here, having these practices getting off to a good start, understanding each other, what we&#8217;re trying to accomplish has been monumental.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (left) and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (right).\" width=\"4763\" height=\"3022\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMjQ2MTc3NjgwMDA4Mzk2\/dak-ceedee-lamb.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Lamb now isn&#8217;t the only bona fide weapon as Prescott&#8217;s disposal in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He now has George Pickens.<\/p>\n<p>After being traded to Dallas by the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers, Dak and George had hit it off from the outset, with the pair already routinely connecting at OTAs and minicamp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adding GP, that&#8217;s been monumental,&#8221; Prescott added. &#8220;When you bring in guys like that, talented guys, guys I&#8217;ve played with over the years that you look at their resume and they&#8217;re winning there, that&#8217;s credit to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Monumental.&#8221; Times two.<\/p>\n<p>With all eyes now on Dallas&#8217; &#8220;Big 3,&#8221; it appears that the trio is in a good spot as attention turns to Oxnard.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, this is the time of the offseason when Dak usually takes some offensive players on a little getaway to build chemistry and camaraderie, and we expect this offseason to be no different.<\/p>\n<p>So while everything is trending well right now, come training camp, expect this dynamite trio to do &#8220;monumental&#8221; things on the practice field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott likes how things are progressing with his two key weapons. 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