Cowboys RB Elliott reportedly
returns to Dallas
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[September 04, 2019]
Don't scratch Ezekiel Elliott
from the Dallas Cowboys' starting lineup Sunday against the New York
Giants just yet.
Per multiple reports, the running back left his holdout headquarters
in Cabo San Lucas in hopes that a contract extension with the
Cowboys will be finalized before the Week 1 home game against their
NFC East rivals. Elliott is expected to be in Texas on Tuesday.
Initial chatter Tuesday indicated the two sides were close to a deal
for a $90 million, six-year extension that would tie Elliott to
Dallas through 2026.
Elliott bolted for Mexico in July as the Cowboys boarded a team
charter for Oxnard, Calif., site of their summertime training camp.
Elliott, 24, has two years remaining on his rookie contract and is
scheduled to earn $3.853 million in 2019 and $9.099 million in 2020.
The two-time NFL rushing champion is targeting a deal that would
make him the highest-paid player at the position.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, a five-year contract extension
with right tackle La'el Collins expected to be official on Tuesday
freed up almost $6 million in salary cap space. Some of that could
be earmarked for Elliott, although the Cowboys have a queue of
skill-position talent waiting to be paid.
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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on radio row at the
Super Bowl LIII media center at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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Quarterback Dak Prescott, who did not hold out, is reportedly
chasing a contract worth $35 million or more per season.
Wide receiver Amari Cooper is in the final year of his deal, and the
receiver market continues to escalate. Saints star Michael Thomas
signed a $100 million deal averaging $20 million over five years in
August, and Falcons All-Pro Julio Jones is in line to raise the bar
higher in his ongoing negotiations with Atlanta.
--Field Level Media
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