Upon entering the NFL, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb took on quite the responsibility.

No, it wasn't just taking the mantle as the team's No. 1 receiver. He also took Michael Irvin's No. 88 at the suggestion of Jerry Jones after getting the legendary Cowboys wide receiver's blessing.

Irvin made sure to give Lamb a stern warning, though. The Hall of Famer let the young wide receiver know that there was a certain expectation that came with wearing the number because of everything Irvin accomplished with the Cowboys.

"If you wear 88, there's a whole lot that comes with that," Irvin said he told Lamb on The White House Pod. "Soon as you get it, you're going to raise the hope up of a whole Cowboys nation and it's a lot of pressure. If it's too much for you, we understand. You just wear the No. 2. I said, 'If you are not him, we will keep searching for the next.'"

"The next day he said, 'I'm going to wear it.…