CeeDee Lamb shut down for rest of season with Cowboys already eliminated

CeeDee Lamb’s season is over.The Cowboys shut down their star wide receiver due to the ongoing shoulder injury that he had played through since the middle of the season.“Additional examinations and scans this week on CeeDee Lamb’s shoulder have determined that his injury has now progressed to a point that he will be listed as ‘Out’ for the remaining two games of the season,” NFL Network reported Thursday, citing a team update.“[Lamb] will undergo a process of treatment and rehabilitation for his shoulder,” the update read.“[The injury] is not currently expected to require surgery and [Lamb] is projected to make a full recovery.”A three-time Pro Bowler, Lamb, 25, has been one of the Cowboys’ lone bright spots amid a season of disappointments. The fifth-year wideout will finish his 2024 campaign with 101 receptions, 1,194 yards and six touchdowns, making the fourth consecutive season in which Lamb eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark.The Cowboys, sitting at 7-8 and mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, have no reason to leave their best player out on the field and risk worsening the shoulder injury. Lamb has reportedly been playing through the pain since Week 9, when he sustained the injury during a loss to the Falcons.

The shoulder was re-aggravated on Thanksgiving when the Cowboys topped the Giants and was then hurt again during their most recent game, a Week 16 win over the Buccaneers. The former first-round selection paced Dallas’ wideouts last week, hauling in seven of eight targets for 105 yards.“My shoulder is out of whack.I’m not even gonna lie to you,” Lamb told reporters after the game.

“I’m just out there battling and doing what I gotta do.”During his weekly appearance on 105.3 the Fan, owner Jerry Jones was asked if he’d keep Lamb in the lineup for Dallas’ final two inconsequential games of the season — in Philadelphia in Week 17, then home against the Commanders in Week 18.  “We will leave it up t...