Overview
- Both receivers missed only the first series against the Raiders and returned on Dallas’ second drive.
- ESPN’s Lisa Salters reported via Cowboys PR that the move was not injury-related and was a coach’s decision.
- Commentators and reporters framed the brief sit-down as likely disciplinary or a message to the team, though specifics remain unconfirmed.
- Dallas went three-and-out on the opening possession without Lamb and Pickens on the field.
- The unannounced move drew heightened attention on the national broadcast given the players’ prominence and the team’s recent struggles.