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Cowboys COO Stephen Jones: 'Difficult' To Pay Both CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens
Maybe Dallas Cowboys fans should enjoy having CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens in the same offense while they still can. "I don't know of any teams that really can pay two top receivers top of the market [money], so that's going to be a really difficult situation as we move forward," Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said about Pickens' future in Dallas in an interview on the DLLS Cowboys podcast on Tuesday. "We've managed to figure out how we can do it for this year. If everything works out the way we think it is, [in] which CeeDee and George both have huge years again, then it'll be a bigger challenge next year." Coming off a breakout 2025 campaign that saw Pickens total 93 receptions for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns — all three totals led the Cowboys and were career highs — and earn his first career Pro Bowl, Dallas placed the $27.3 million franchise tag on the now-fifth-year receiver in February, whom they acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers the offseason prior. Meanwhile, the Cowboys signed Lamb, a 2023 All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in each of the last four years, to a four-year, $136 million deal in Aug. 2024. Last season (2025), Lamb totaled 75 receptions for 1,077 yards and three touchdowns across 14 games (he missed three games due to an ankle injury). From 2021-25, Lamb averaged 99.4 receptions for 1,296.2 yards and 7.2 touchdowns per year. Regarding the wide receiver market, Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the highest-paid receiver in NFL history this offseason, inking a four-year, $168.6 million extension ($42.2 million average annual value) with the Seattle Seahawks. On the paying multiple wide receivers top-line money front, the Cincinnati Bengals are paying roughly $69.1 million in salary to Ja'Marr Chase ($40.3 million AAV) and Tee Higgins ($28.8 million AAV), while the Detroit Lions are paying roughly $56.7 million in salary to Amon-Ra St. Brown ($30 million AAV) and Jameson Williams ($26.7 million AAV). Dallas is paying a combined $61.3 million to Lamb and Pickens this season. For perspective, the Bengals haven't made the playoffs since 2022, while the Cowboys haven't reached the playoffs since 2023. "George is really wanting to put back-to-back years on top of one another, so it'll help his market," Jones said. "And certainly, I know at some point, as does every player in this league, he'll want to be rewarded with a long-term contract. So that certainly puts pressure on us to have a unique situation there at wide receiver." Dallas opens its 2026 regular season on the road against the New York Giants on Sept. 13.
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Sammy’s Sportsbook Whispers: What To Make Of The Crimson Tide
It’s time for this week’s Sportsbook Whispers. Alabama is a fascinating case study this year because it is ranked outside the preseason AP Top 10 for the first time since 2008. That was Nick Saban’s second season in Tuscaloosa and the Tide exceeded expectations, finishing 12-2 after a Sugar Bowl loss to undefeated Utah. Time flies, eh? Last year, Alabama finished 11-4, but the lasting image of its season was a 38-3 dismantling at the hands of eventual champion Indiana. "Alabama could not run the ball last season," newly retired bookmaker Ed Salmons told me from Las Vegas. "That was never an issue at the height of their powers under Nick Saban. I like Kalen DeBoer and there’s always going to be talent there, but they must get back to running the ball." This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Most wise guys I know who make power ratings have Bama just outside the top 10 with room to grow. I frequently share notes with handicappers, like Motoi Pearson and Brad Powers, who rank the Tide 11th and 13th respectively. One former bookmaker turned bettor is higher. "I have Alabama eighth," he admitted. "I have Ohio State one, Notre Dame and Oregon tied at two, Texas four, Georgia and Indiana tied at five. Miami seven. "Alabama acquired a ton of talent in the transfer portal, and they added five transfers in the offensive line room. So DeBoer clearly addressed their weaknesses. And the quarterback is young, but he’s a five-star recruit. "I admit I’m probably a little high, mostly because I believe in team pedigree and I like their coaching staff. That said, the market took 28.5 and 28 with East Carolina over the last few days, so that was interesting." What else? "One big disagreement I have is Houston-Oregon State," he continued. "I think the market is almost a touchdown light. I make Houston -27. Maybe I’m missing something. "We bet Florida State +3 against SMU, too. There’s only one way to bet that game. It’s Florida State or pass. My preseason number was pick ‘em, and you can’t over adjust to one result. This number shouldn’t be 3. "The books are going to write all SMU tickets, though, so I get it." Caesars Sportsbook head of football Joey Feazel expects an avalanche of tickets on Kevin Jennings and the Mustangs in Monday night’s standalone. "[Florida State] left a lot to be desired against New Mexico State," Feazel said. "They’ve struggled for a couple years now, and it looks like it’s going to be one-way action. The line is holding steady around 3, but we were at 1.5 and 2 before Week 0. "It’ll be one of our biggest handled college games of the year because it’s the only game Monday night and the NFL isn’t back yet." If you’ve been around this racket as long as I have, you know every sportsbook has an uncomfortable liability on a player to win the Heisman. Obviously, customers tend to bet players near the top, but there’s always a code-red long shot that would clean a book’s clock if he won the award. "For us, it’s Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz," Feazel reported. "We wrote a sizable bet on him at 80/1 for a big number. So that’s the easy answer. There are a lot more tickets on John Mateer and Arch Manning, but Kienholz would be the worst result for us at this point in time." Finally, we must give Bill Belichick his flowers. North Carolina was as high as 9.5-point dogs last week against TCU and pulled the outright upset at Dublin's Aviva Stadium. Or maybe the market was just too high on the Horned Frogs, who ironically lost outright as a 20.5-point favorite three years ago to Colorado in Deion Sanders’ first game as head coach in Boulder. Quarterback Josh Hoover ain’t walking through that door. He left TCU to be the new starter for Curt Cignetti as Indiana tries to win back-to-back titles. "I downgraded TCU 2.5 points," professional bettor Corbie Craig told me. Craig did have a bet on UNC plus the points. "It is worth noting TCU’s No. 1 wide receiver didn’t play Saturday, but I still moved my number nicely." amunra-opinie.pl
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And Nakashima breaks too – he’s hitting it hard off both wings and I wonder if he’s in the process of finding a new level. The first few times I watched him, I thought he had a bit of something and, real talk, I thought he’d be better by now than he is. But I really like what I’m seeing from him and, as we know, progress isn’t always linear.
It’s a good start for Medvedev, Gorzy – who saved five match points in round one – tamely ceding serve to 15.
Continue reading...Todd Bowles: Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan "headed in the right direction"
The Buccaneers are headed into Week 1 with a pair of question marks at the top of their wide receiver group.
Emeka Egbuka has been sidelined by a toe injury and Jalen McMillan has a knee injury that's also kept him off the field recently. They were both working on the side during Wednesday's practice, which is progress from past days and head coach Todd Bowles was asked about their outlook during a press conference.
“They’re headed in the right direction," Bowles said. "I don’t know how fast. I’ll have a better gauge next week. They’re moving forward every day, so we’ll see next week.”
The Bucs will start issuing injury reports for their Week 1 game against the Bengals next Wednesday and the status of the two wideouts will be high on the list of concerns once they come out.