For Pete's Sake

After being drafted by Cowboys, camera catches OU’s CeeDee Lamb in an awkward moment

Well we learned during the NFL Draft on Thursday that new Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb has quick hands.

After Lamb was chosen with the No. 17 overall pick, cameras were focused on Lamb, who was sitting on a couch.

Lamb was talking on the phone, but had another phone in his other hand. A woman sitting next to Lamb took the phone, but he grabbed it right back and gave her a dirty look.

It was an awkward moment if for no other reason than the woman sitting on the other side of Lamb (perhaps his mom) wasn’t pleased with his actions:

That clip was widely shared on Twitter and even Fox Sports’ Shannon Sharpe commented about it:

The video went viral but Lamb tweeted that it wasn’t a big deal:

And his girlfriend tweeted that she was just trying to be helpful:

This story was originally published April 23, 2020 at 10:07 PM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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