Inside the battle between Dallas Cowboys second-year standouts CeeDee Lamb, Trevon Diggs

OXNARD, Calif. — The score, Trevon Diggs says, is 1-1. 

Diggs broke up a pass Dak Prescott intended for receiver CeeDee Lamb in the left flat. Then Lamb, on the same route, snagged a one-handed, diving catch with Diggs in coverage. 

“I had to get you back,” Lamb quipped to Diggs as he completed the highlight reel-worthy play. 

“I’m going to get you back, too,” Diggs retorted, and the competition between the Cowboys’ top 2020 draft picks sparked anew. 

The caliber of play isn’t entirely new for Lamb and Diggs, who each notched double-digit starts as rookies last season and led teammates in a host of statistical categories. But with their first full offseason—the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated in-person spring work last year and warped training camp—Lamb and Diggs exude intensity as they push themselves, and each other, to take the oft-discussed second-year leap. 

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