The regular season is barely a week away, and Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott remains away from the team. Despite making an Elliott extension the top priority, there has been little progress between the two sides.
Owner Jerry Jones has been digging in his heels, and his latest comments are sure to cause panic among the fanbase. “I’m operating as though right now he’s going to miss regular season games. My entire expectation for what we’re putting together as a team right now would anticipate with him holding out … that he’s going to miss games. I just accept that,” Jones said, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic (Twitter link).
While Jones saying publicly that he’s expecting Elliott to miss regular season games is obviously concerning, Jones might be taking a different stance in private. Jones is still actively trying to get a deal done “behind the scenes” before Week 1, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (Twitter link). Rapoport writes that Jones has still been negotiating with Elliott’s agent, but that as of right now they still haven’t offered more than what Todd Gurley got from the Rams.
Leapfrogging Gurley and becoming the highest-paid running back in the league seems to be the priority for Elliott’s team, and neither side has been willing to budge. At a recent banquet Jones seemed to indicate Elliott would be back for Week 1, and it’s unclear what caused his recent change in tone. The clock is ticking, but things can come together quickly and there’s still plenty of time left.
Trade Zeke for Clowney!
Yes please
Clown-E for Clown-Z…
Honestly I would at this point
Right team wrong pieces:
2020, 2021 1st round
2020 3rd Round
No Zeke is a egomaniac and is trouble looking for another issue which would result in a long suspension
“there has been little progress between the two sides.” yet here’s another article. Killing it guys…
Must just be a slow news day without many other transactions or rumors going on
Trade him for LeSean McCoy and a 3rd.
Zeke is a great running back but he has two years left on a contract that he agreed to … if he was in the last year of his contract like Dak or Amari then I would understand. Go on without him … he will eventually come back
Elliot is a serious talent but he is totally blowing it. He has 4 ypc because of that o-line. If he goes anywhere else, his numbers will dip. Ego is a harsh taskmaster and Elliot is in for a rude awakening. His agent should be smacked.
nailed it
So Rondon, is Zeke a serious talent or is it because of his o-line. You seem conflicted.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Let me know what hapeens……….Never.