Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Disses Former Cowboys WR Amari Cooper; Praises New WR1 CeeDee Lamb At His Expense

Published 05/28/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, has praised his No.1 wide receiver, CeeDee Lamb, as he prepares for the upcoming season. Cee Dee Lamb became the first choice for the Cowboys after they traded Amari Cooper to the Browns. While Jerry Jones praised WR CeeDee, he also commented on the former WR Amari Cooper.

Jerry Jones told Star-Telegram that he does not think his team is in a difficult situation. The departure of Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson has not made the team weak. Instead, CeeDee Lamb is an upgrade to Cooper. Lamb has a better chance of improving the team’s offense while being the No. 1 receiver.

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REPORT: @dallascowboys owner Jerry Jones says WR CeeDee Lamb is an ‘upgrade’ over Amari Cooper as their WR1 pic.twitter.com/2yhCygUqTu
— The Fantasy Source 🔮🏈 (@FantasySource_) May 27, 2022

Jerry also commented on Amari Cooper and said that they traded him because his performance did not match his $20 million price tag. Amari Cooper was drafted by the Cowboys in the year 2018 with a $100 million deal over 5 years.

Along with Jerry Jones, Coach McCarthy also praises WR CeeDee Lamb

Recently, Cowboys coach McCarthy gave a remark on CeeDee Lamb and said, “This is a great opportunity for him personally. I think just the way we’ve established the offense, particularly in the passing game, the ability for those guys to play different positions, to create matchups and make it harder on the defense to double you and those types of things — my point is, playing in the slot a lot last year and now playing the flanker position.”

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CeeDee Lamb was drafted in the 2019 NFL draft as the 17th overall pick. He has been training a lot, and everyone is talking about his transformation. It is true that Lamb has gained 10 pounds of muscle, and has increased his height by half an inch. He is preparing to get into the game with the NFL size body this season.

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So, impressing Jerry Jones, it is true that the Cowboys are going all-in with CeeDee as their No.1 Wide Receiver. Also, it is being said, that he has shifted his locker closer to the Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott so that they can bond well. CeeDee is surrounding himself with the legends who can motivate him to do the right job for the Cowboys.

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Aniket Srivastava is an NFL Writer at Essentially Sports. Having completed his bachelor's in Architecture, he has worked under a few Architects until his love for writing urged him to be a full-time writer. Aniket has a keen interest in NFL and ardently follows two teams: Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of course, because of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, respectively.

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Gurjyot Singh Dadial

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Disses Former Cowboys WR Amari Cooper; Praises New WR1 CeeDee Lamb At His Expense

Along with Jerry Jones, Coach McCarthy also praises WR CeeDee Lamb

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