{"id":58429,"date":"2025-06-25T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58429"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:28:06","slug":"breaking-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-issues-one-word-response-to-no-88-club-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58429","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys CeeDee Lamb Issues One-Word Response to ‘No. 88 Club’ Significance.."},"content":{"rendered":"
First it was Drew Pearson, Michael Irvin and Dez Bryant. Now CeeDee Lamb is carrying the torch. He expressed what it means to be a part of this meaningful bit of Dallas Cowboys history.<\/div>\n
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Jersey numbers typically carry a lot of weight for athletes. They’re often a defining characteristic in a player’s career, with their success and impact tied to the number they are associated with.<\/p>\n

On most teams, this comes on an individual basis.<\/p>\n

But it’s different with the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

The organization has a distinguished Hall of Honor, but it does not officially retire jersey numbers, meaning digits can be passed down generation to generation.<\/p>\n

Sometimes players are dealt a legend’s number and don’t live up to it. At the wide receiver position, however, No. 88 has become a tradition of excellence in the silver and blue.<\/p>\n

The number has been worn by Hall of Famers Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin along with former All-Pro Dez Bryant – three of the best receivers in franchise history.<\/p>\n

In 2020,\u00a0CeeDee Lamb was passed the torch, and he carries it proudly.<\/p>\n

At this week’s Fanatics Fest in New York City, two members of the “No. 88 Club”\u00a0reunited in Bryant and Lamb. CeeDee also took part in a Q&A panel with comedian Keegan-Michael Key and fellow\u00a0NFL\u00a0stars.<\/p>\n

Key asked Lamb about what it means to be a part of the\u00a0Cowboys’ unique receiver fraternity.<\/p>\n

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