Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver and former Oklahoma Sooner CeeDee Lamb didn't even suit up for the Cowboys' first preseason game on Saturday night, but he still already took his first big hit of the season.
Lamb wore street clothes during the game with no pads, but he probably wish he had them. He didn't have his head on a swivel while celebrating and got too close to the sideline. Then, in what will already be the funniest moment of the NFL season, a sprinting ref absolutely leveled Lamb to the ground.
The entire sideline was laughing afterward, even after Lamb got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for "foul against an official." And obviously social media also had a heyday about the moment, especially after knowing Lamb is fine, other than maybe his pride.
Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb taken out by ref in wild sideline moment
Bruh…CeeDee Lamb just got SMOKED by this official 🤣. pic.twitter.com/mYhpDSCTSJ
— Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) August 10, 2025
An official just decked an unassuming CeeDee Lamb on the Cowboys sideline.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 10, 2025
He was penalized for “a foul on the official”
Lamb is good. Everyone on the sideline is laughing.
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qfAti3WRgR
Targeting.pic.twitter.com/SoEhgEjlSo
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) August 10, 2025
CEEDEE WATCH OUTpic.twitter.com/eTmIKyUPiu
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 10, 2025
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 10, 2025
freeze frame*
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) August 10, 2025
Yep, that's me, CeeDee Lamb. You're probably wondering how I got here. pic.twitter.com/docAqaGX2r
Ceedee Lamb minding his own business
— Jason Gendron (@JasonGendron16) August 10, 2025
The official: pic.twitter.com/KCd4Ythsdx
A parody Adam Schefter, by the way.
Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb was taken in for X-Rays during tonight Cowboys- Rams game in LA. The team fears a back injury after a referee ran into Lamb. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/CBakIknJaW
— Adam Schelfer (@AdamSche1fer) August 10, 2025
Lamb not suited up and on the sidelines will probably be anyone's only chance to laugh at him. An injury cut his season short last year, but he'll be back by the Cowboys' season opener and once again be one of the best wide receivers in the NFL.
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