Justin Jefferson

The Justin Jefferson contract was the subject of plenty of offseason chatter.

The Justin Jefferson contract was the subject of plenty of offseason chatter.

Cowboys start camp on Wednesday Sources: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, who has been unable to land the type of contract extension that other wide receivers have, is not expected to report to training camp Wednesday with the rest of his team. Lamb is entering the last year of a deal scheduled to pay him $17.99 million this season. (Adam Schefter on X) FF Today's Take: Top wide receivers around the league are getting paid and Lamb wants his. It sounds like the two sides have been talking since Justin Jefferson signed his 4-year, $110 million guaranteed deal back in early June. This deal for Lamb is likely to get done, but who knows how long it will take.

Lamb skipped voluntary workouts and mandatory minicamp this offseason and is now holding out of training camp while he awaits a contract extension from the Cowboys. Earlier reports from the offseason indicated that Lamb would hold out and now Watkins reports that is indeed the case. The All-Pro wideout is set to earn just under $18 million with his fifth-year option, but is likely expecting to sign a deal close to Justin Jefferson's four-year, $140 million extension. The Cowboys have to figure out new deals for both Dak Prescott and Lamb as their offensive cornerstones and waiting this long has led to other teams paying top players at those positions high-end money, bumping up the asking price for Prescott and Lamb. Though talks were expected to speed up after Jefferson signed his deal, the Cowboys and Lamb are not yet close to a deal. Now with a hold out, the Cowboys have to deal with an unhappy star receiver who is one of the best at his position and wants to be paid like it.

The Vikings picked up Darrisaw's fifth-year option in the spring and now lock him up long-term. He gets $77 million guaranteed with an average of $28.25 million per year. At left tackle, Darrisaw has been the Vikings' starter and ranked top-three amongst all tackles in PFF pass-blocking grade last season. Injuries have caused him to miss a few games throughout his three-year career, but Darrisaw has started 39 of the 41 games he has played. The Vikings have now locked up their second offensive cornerstone, with Darrisaw and Justin Jefferson part of the core that will help rookie J.J. McCarthy develop.