Dallas Cowboys star had painfully awkward interaction with girlfriend in unforgettable NFL Draft day moment

The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here. Last year, Caleb Williams went No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs drafted the fastest player in NFL history, and the Falcons stunned everyone by selecting QB Michael Penix Jr. Williams went No. 1 overall like everyone projectedGetty This year, Cam Ward is expected to go No. 1 overall while Shedeur Sanders continues to split opinion. Two-way phenom Travis Hunter, squatting extraordinaire Will Campbell and Saquon Barkley-esque Ashton Jeanty are likely to go in the top ten. The 2025 NFL Draft will be held from Thursday, April 24 through to Saturday, April 26 at Lambeau Field, which is the home of the Green Bay Packers. Round one is scheduled for 8pm Eastern Time on Thursday which is 1am on Friday The remaining rounds of this year’s draft will take place over the weekend as the 2025 class of prospects learn their fate. Ahead of the annual events, fans have been remembering some iconic draft day moments over the past few years. Few are more memorable than CeeDee Lamb’s awkward interaction with his girlfriend Crymson Rose back in 2020. Former Oklahoma wide receiver Lamb was sitting on his couch at home alongside his girlfriend on draft night that year. Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy were selected 13th and 15th respectively and eventually Lamb slid towards the Dallas Cowboys at No. 17. At one point, cameras cut to Lamb on the phone to Dallas when his girlfriend grabbed a second phone that received a call. Lamb had two phones on the go as he slid towards DallasX@FanDuel His girlfriend tried to answer one of the calls but he snatched the phone out of her hand, which went viralX@FanDuel Lamb had a stellar 2023 season in DallasGetty Before she could answer it, Lamb immediately snatched it back with one hand and shook his head while still on the call with the Cowboys. Fans at the time went wild over the awkward moment and it’s once again resurfaced this year. “Throw back to when CeeDee Lamb gave us the greatest moment in NFL draft history,” one person said while sharing the video to X. “Still waiting for any NFL Draft moment to be as funny as CeeDee Lamb snatching his phone back,” wrote another. After the video took off, Rose took to X to explain what actually happened. “His agent was FACETIMING him while he was on the phone with the Cowboys,” she tweeted. “I was doing the GF thing. Gonna answer it for him. Sheesh.” Lamb also jumped to his girlfriend’s defense, ‘posting: “Y’all really gotta chill. Wasn’t even like dat.” Lamb hasn’t looked back since draft night and has emerged as one of the league’s brightest wideouts. Lamb is one of the highest paid non quarterbacks in the NFLGetty He’s made three All-Pro teams and four Pro Bowls and finished as the NFL receptions leader in 2023. In August 2024, the 26-year-old signed a four-year, $136 million deal with $100 million guaranteed. The deal also included a $38 million signing bonus to stay with the Cowboys through the 2028 season and makes him one of the highest earnings non quarterbacks in the NFL. Lamb started 15 games in 2024, recording 101 catches, 1,194 yards, and six touchdowns as the Cowboys finished the season 7–10 and missed the playoffs. Dallas has 10 draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft including the 12th overall pick. View Tweet: https://t.co/UuEAqncaHN

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Dallas Cowboys star had painfully awkward interaction with girlfriend in unforgettable NFL Draft day moment

The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here.

Last year, Caleb Williams went No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs drafted the fastest player in NFL history, and the Falcons stunned everyone by selecting QB Michael Penix Jr.

Williams went No. 1 overall like everyone projected
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This year, Cam Ward is expected to go No. 1 overall while Shedeur Sanders continues to split opinion.

Two-way phenom Travis Huntersquatting extraordinaire Will Campbell and Saquon Barkley-esque Ashton Jeanty are likely to go in the top ten.

The 2025 NFL Draft will be held from Thursday, April 24 through to Saturday, April 26 at Lambeau Field, which is the home of the Green Bay Packers.

Round one is scheduled for 8pm Eastern Time on Thursday which is 1am on Friday

The remaining rounds of this year’s draft will take place over the weekend as the 2025 class of prospects learn their fate.

Ahead of the annual events, fans have been remembering some iconic draft day moments over the past few years.

Few are more memorable than CeeDee Lamb’s awkward interaction with his girlfriend Crymson Rose back in 2020.

Former Oklahoma wide receiver Lamb was sitting on his couch at home alongside his girlfriend on draft night that year.

Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy were selected 13th and 15th respectively and eventually Lamb slid towards the Dallas Cowboys at No. 17.

At one point, cameras cut to Lamb on the phone to Dallas when his girlfriend grabbed a second phone that received a call.

Lamb had two phones on the go as he slid towards Dallas
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His girlfriend tried to answer one of the calls but he snatched the phone out of her hand, which went viral
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Lamb had a stellar 2023 season in Dallas
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Before she could answer it, Lamb immediately snatched it back with one hand and shook his head while still on the call with the Cowboys.

Fans at the time went wild over the awkward moment and it’s once again resurfaced this year.

“Throw back to when CeeDee Lamb gave us the greatest moment in NFL draft history,” one person said while sharing the video to X.

“Still waiting for any NFL Draft moment to be as funny as CeeDee Lamb snatching his phone back,” wrote another.

After the video took off, Rose took to X to explain what actually happened.

“His agent was FACETIMING him while he was on the phone with the Cowboys,” she tweeted.

“I was doing the GF thing. Gonna answer it for him. Sheesh.”

Lamb also jumped to his girlfriend’s defense, ‘posting: “Y’all really gotta chill. Wasn’t even like dat.”

Lamb hasn’t looked back since draft night and has emerged as one of the league’s brightest wideouts.

Lamb is one of the highest paid non quarterbacks in the NFL
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He’s made three All-Pro teams and four Pro Bowls and finished as the NFL receptions leader in 2023.

In August 2024, the 26-year-old signed a four-year, $136 million deal with $100 million guaranteed.

The deal also included a $38 million signing bonus to stay with the Cowboys through the 2028 season and makes him one of the highest earnings non quarterbacks in the NFL.

Lamb started 15 games in 2024, recording 101 catches, 1,194 yards, and six touchdowns as the Cowboys finished the season 7–10 and missed the playoffs.

Dallas has 10 draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft including the 12th overall pick.