Getting this deal done avoids the Cowboys needing to use the franchise tag on Odighizuwa, which would’ve been the seventh time in the past eight years they’d done so. The last two players Jerry Jones slapped the tag on were Tony Pollard in 2023 and Dalton Schultz the year before that. Neither would end up signing long-term deals to stay in Dallas.

Lamb signed a four-year, $136 million contract extension with the Cowboys last offseason, checking in $1 million per year behind Justin Jefferson at the top of the wide receiver market. The Cowboys kept his cap number artificially low in Year 1 of the deal and built in future restructures with larger base salaries in 2025, 2026 and 2027.

The Dallas Cowboys had one of their busiest days in recent history which included them kicking in a restructuring of CeeDee Lamb's contract.

Big news for the Dallas Cowboys broke on Tuesday. First, Osa Odighizuwa was signed to a contract extension, keeping him in Dallas for the next four years. Then, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb restructured his contract to save the team $20 million heading into a critical free agency period for the team.

The Dallas Cowboys and CeeDee Lamb have agreed to a reworked contract, leading to massive gains in cap space for the team.

The Cowboys took care of Osa Odighizuwa before free agency began. Now their attention needs to turn to Micah Parsons.

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa speaks on "The Insiders" to share what it's been like since finalizing a 4-year contact with the Cowboys worth up to 80 million dollars.

CeeDee Lamb restructured his contract to allow the Cowboys to make moves in free agency, creating $20.5 million in cap room.

The Cowboys view the defensive tackle as an integral piece to their future and still need more help at his position.

Defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa's agent says the Dallas Cowboys and his client have agreed on an $80 million, four-year contract with $58 million guaranteed.

Unable to break through to snap their NFC championship game drought — now the NFC’s longest — with Parsons and Odighizuwa on rookie contracts, the Cowboys will now see their roster become more expensive. They have until 3pm CT March 4 to tag Odighizuwa and until 11am March 10 to conduct exclusive negotiations.