The star wideout reportedly deemed the current contract offer from Dallas as too low.
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Fox Sports Update
$33 Million Per Year Too Low for Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb
5 Sports Update Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Stevie Lamb will continue his holdout for a bigger contract extension as he reportedly believes that the most recent offer was still too low. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys front office and Lamb's representation spoke on the phone on Thursday for the team left for Las Vegas for their second preseason game and offered Lamb slightly under $33 million per season. Another report by NFL Media said that Lamb believed he offered to be too low and that the structure of the contract in terms of cash flow, guarantees and how the deal will be set up on the front half is what's keeping the parties from agreeing. However, if he did sign the deal, the offer would make Lamb the second highest paid receiver in the NFL in terms of annual average salary just behind his 2020 draft classmate in Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson. School is back and Exporting Goods has what you need to win your year. We've got everything from cleats to sambas, dunks and more plus the hottest looks from Nike, Jordan and Adidas. Find your first day fits in store or online at Dick.com. In other NFL news, head coach Kyle Shanahan says that the San Francisco 49ers will place some of their starters, including quarterback Brock Purdy in the next preseason game Sunday against New Orleans Saints. The news came as a surprise after the Niners had cancelled joint practices this week because of a litany of injuries facing the team. Shanahan says he's going to play the top players in Sunday matchup to give them a chance to work against a different team, something dirty agreed with saying, "I'm excited for Sunday to be able to get some new looks and be able to run our offense against guys that haven't seen it every day." The Niners won't play all of their starters this week, though, as some deal with injuries and others like Brandon Ayou can Trent Williams continue to deal with contract disputes. The 49ers in Saints action kicks off at 8pm Eastern on Fox. Meanwhile, week two of the preseason resumed on Saturday with 13 games. Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has led the early highlights during a matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. Williams showed why he was drafted first overall with a couple of highlight real plays, including a second quarter, third and goal scramble for a touchdown, which gave the Bears a 9-0 lead. Elsewhere, New York Giants rookie wide-out Malik Neighbors also shine with impressive leap and grab followed by a toe-touching finish against the Houston Texans. For recap of all the top plays of the day, visit foxports.com or download the Fox Sports app. I'm Greg Thompson. [MUSIC PLAYING]