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Cowboys counting on CeeDee Lamb being ready to assume No. 1 receiver mantle

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys gave CeeDee Lamb the No. 88 for a reason.

They better be right.

With the Cowboys agreeing to trade wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns, Lamb, their first-round pick in 2020, ascends to the clear-cut No. 1 receiver role. By trading Cooper, the Cowboys open up $16 million in cap room.

No. 88 is sacred in Dallas history. Maybe not as sacred as No. 12 for Cowboys legend Roger Staubach or maybe even No. 8 for three-time Super Bowl champ Troy Aikman.