Prescott Responds to CeeDee Lamb’s Apology Text: “I’m Not Going to Stop Throwing You the Ball”
Dak Prescott won’t let one game change how he feels about his All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Lamb caught seven passes for 110 yards in the Dallas Cowboys’ Week 1 loss to the defending-champion Philadelphia Eagles. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
Lamb had three drops in the contest, including one that would have put the Cowboys deep in Eagles territory with a chance to win the game in the final minutes. The wasted opportunities weighed heavily on Lamb, who later apologized to his quarterback through text. Lamb messaged Prescott after the game to say that the drops “won’t happen again” and implored his QB to “keep trusting me.”
Prescott spoke to the media on Thursday ahead of his team’s Week 2 contest against the New York Giants. One reporter asked what the Cowboys QB replied to Lamb’s text messages.
“‘Yeah, I’m not going to stop throwing you the ball. That’s a game, bro,'” Prescott said was his reply to Lamb.
“Same thing I told y’all,” Prescott continued. It wasn’t the best day. It wasn’t the best day for CeeDee. It’s understandable. It happens. Hell, I’ve had them, right? We’ve all had them.
“‘Nobody, especially [you], I’m not going to lose confidence in. And so don’t worry, just keep approaching the way that you’re approaching, and you’re going to have a bounce back, and many of them.'”
Lamb is coming off a fourth-straight season with at least 1,000 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. He’s also just two years removed from his 1,749-yard, 12-touchdown campaign in 2023 that saw him earn first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in his career.
It’s a testament to Lamb’s talent that a 110-yard receiving game was considered subpar due to a couple of drops. As far as Prescott is concerned, one game won’t erase the body of work Lamb has put up to earn his trust.
Packers fans had perfect Jerry Jones chant after big 'TNF' win over Commanders
Green Bay Packers fans had a three-word chant after the team’s 27-18 win over the Washington Commanders at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday night.
Micah Parsons played in his second game with his new team and had two tackles including a half-sack, plus three quarterback hits. He had an impact on the game despite being so new to Green Bay, and the fans there already love him. Parsons joined Amazon’s postgame show after the win and was sitting on the stage. Chants of “thank you Jerry” were called out by the fans.
That, of course, is a reference to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who traded Parsons to the Packers on Aug. 28. Jones was ticked off because he thought he had reached a verbal agreement with Parsons on a contract, only for the player to back out once his agent got involved. The issues between the two sides were never resolved, and Dallas ended up trading an impact player early in his career.
The Packers may have given up picks and a player, but they got back maybe the most impactful defensive player in football.
