CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens were benched at the start of the Cowboys' 33-16 win over the Raiders on Monday Night Football in Week 11. After noting that the two star receivers were not in the game on Dallas's first drive, Lisa Salters reported that their absence was "strictly a coach's decision," and it quickly became apparent that the benching was for disciplinary reasons.
While social media is full of rumors as to why Lamb and Pickens were being punished, the team is being tight-lipped. Coach Brian Schottenheimer, for instance, simply said postgame that it was a coach's decision and that "things" were "missed."
