{"id":50923,"date":"2025-09-06T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=50923"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T13:38:42","slug":"cowboys-wr-ceedee-lamb-who-had-a-career-high-four-drops-in-thursday-nights-loss-to-the-eagles-reported-to-the-facility-on-an-off-day-and-spent-time-on-the-jugs-machine-per-nick-harris-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=50923","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, who had a career-high four drops in Thursday night\u2019s loss to the Eagles, reported to the facility on an off-day and spent time on the jugs machine, per Nick Harris.  Lamb took accountability for his performance post-game:  \u201cThat\u2019s terrible. I can\u2019t point the finger at anybody else. I take full accountability and everything else that comes with it. As a player, I train for moments like that and the ball to come my way,\u201d Lamb said.  \u201cI need to catch the damn ball.\u201dCowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, who had a career-high four drops in Thursday night\u2019s loss to the Eagles, reported to the facility on an off-day and spent time on the jugs machine, per Nick Harris.  Lamb took accountability for his performance post-game:  \u201cThat\u2019s terrible. I can\u2019t point the finger at anybody else. I take full accountability and everything else that comes with it. As a player, I train for moments like that and the ball to come my way,\u201d Lamb said.  \u201cI need to catch the damn ball.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CeeDee Lamb arrived at the Cowboys\u2019 facility on an off\u2011day\u2014a day when players had no obligation to show up. Instead, he made a choice that spoke volumes: he put in work, standing outside with the Jugs machine, firing catch after catch in a solitary effort to shake off a rough performance. It was a quiet demonstration of discipline and focus, one confirmed by team journalist Nick Harris, who noted that this spontaneous session followed a career\u2011high four drops in Thursday night\u2019s loss to the Eagles. Lamb\u2019s actions felt like more than just practice. They were a message.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb had every right to be frustrated. His season\u2011opening night ended in a painful 24\u201120 loss, and though he managed seven catches for a game\u2011high 110 yards, those drops haunted him\u2014especially three critical ones that came at the worst possible times. With the game on the line, passes slipped through his grasp; one deep throw from Dak Prescott, perfectly placed, bounced out and left Lamb visibly stunned\u2014an image that would replay in his mind.<\/p>\n<p>In the locker room after the game, Lamb didn\u2019t mince words. \u201cMan, that\u2019s terrible,\u201d he said. \u201cHonestly, I feel like I can\u2019t point no finger at anybody else.\u201d Dropped passes weren\u2019t a burden he shifted onto the coach, the quarterback, or the conditions\u2014not a glare from the sun, not the noise of the crowd, just him. \u201cI take full accountability,\u201d he declared. \u201cAs a player, I\u2019ve prayed for moments like that, for the ball to come my way. For me not to come up with it, that stings a little bit.\u201d He paused, a moment of raw professionalism: \u201cI need to catch the damn ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t lost on anyone that this wasn\u2019t just a rough day\u2014it was a moment with broader implications. The Cowboys had just committed significant resources to Lamb, handing him a four\u2011year, $136\u202fmillion deal last summer. The expectations were clear. He was supposed to be a cornerstone of the offense<\/p>\n<p>Prescott, always measured, offered steady support. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t a big, long talk we needed to have,\u201d he said. \u201cHe took ownership\u2026 It wasn\u2019t just those plays. There are throws I want back. But it\u2019s Game\u202f1, and he\u2019s a guy who\u2019s gonna make those plays. We\u2019re not gonna get down on him\u2026 He will make those plays.\u201d That confidence, that steadfast faith, was not lost on Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Brian Schottenheimer echoed the sentiment. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about CeeDee Lamb,\u201d he assured. \u201cCeeDee\u2019s going to be fine. What a great player. This was a team defeat, and we own that.\u201d It wasn\u2019t an excuse\u2014nothing short of reassuring that in a moment of adversity, the team\u2019s stance was protection, not interrogation<\/p>\n<p>But there were no magical fixes. Social media buzzed with criticism, and analysts didn\u2019t spare him. The Houston Chronicle pointed out the added sting of the drops\u2014knowing how much the team invested in him. \u201cThey might have done it with any one of three catches Lamb should have made,\u201d the AP\u2011sourced piece noted, emphasizing that crucial plays slipped away when he stood ready for them.<a title=\"Cowboys paid Lamb and passed on Parsons, so the drops are going to hurt a little more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/article\/cowboys-paid-lamb-and-passed-on-parsons-so-the-21033050.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, in the face of criticism, Lamb didn\u2019t budge. Instead, he opted for self\u2011correction. And that\u2019s where the off\u2011day practice comes into sharp relief. There he was, on his own time, running repetition after repetition on the Jugs machine\u2014a player making the kind of burning statement that says: I know what went wrong, and I intend to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time Lamb has responded to adversity with action. He\u2019s had moments of redemption before and has spotlighted hard work as a path forward. But this felt more personal. This wasn\u2019t a redemptive game the next week\u2014this was a silent, intentional reset, one we might not see re\u2011aired in highlight reels but emblematic of the resilience he brings.<\/p>\n<p>In interviews post\u2011game, he led with accountability: \u201cI need to catch the damn ball.\u201d No excuses. No blame. Just responsibility. And the subtext couldn\u2019t be clearer: I\u2019m going to work until that doesn\u2019t happen again. That\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Prescott\u2019s confidence in him and the coach\u2019s reassurance anchored the response in trust, not frustration. The narrative shifted subtly\u2014this wasn\u2019t a fall from grace but a bump on the road. The team-owned the loss, positioned Lamb for a bounce-back, and seemed to believe in his comeback almost as much as he did himself<\/p>\n<p>So when Lamb returned to the facility on that off\u2011day, with no requirement to be there, and faced the Jugs machine with determination rather than self\u2011pity, it felt like a turning point. It was accountability personified. That solitary drill, those repeated catches and drops, spoke more than post\u2011game quotes ever could.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only one game\u2014Game\u202f1 of 17. But with that simple off\u2011day effort, Lamb might have made his clearest statement yet: adversity doesn\u2019t define you. 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