ATLANTA — Ask CeeDee Lamb where he’s from and he’ll give the easy answer.
Houston. The hometown listed on the roster.
“It’s kind of a complicated story,” Lamb said. “Not really complicated, just long and I don’t feel like explaining it, honestly.”
Lamb was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, about an hour west of Baton Rouge. He grew up rooting for LSU.
“When you’re from Louisiana, that’s kind of all you know, purple and gold,” Lamb said.
While Lamb grew up dreaming of playing for the Tigers, instead he’ll be going against them at 3 p.