TheDallas Cowboyshaven’t won aSuper Bowlin almost three decades. Last season, in the secondyear ofMike McCarthyas head coach, theyfailed once again in the playoffs against theSan Francisco 49ers. Though the defense was spectacular,Dak Prescott couldn’t lead the Cowboys to a championship.
The problem for the Cowboysis a highly competitiveNFC East. ThePhiladelphia Eaglesjust got to the Super Bowl andJalen Hurtsis a star franchise quarterback. TheNew York Giantsare on a solid rebuilding process under Brian Daboll and, at least, Washingtonareshaking things up.
So, the Dallas Cowboys have no time to losein free agency and looking forward to the 2023 NFL Draft. Now, Jerry Jones has made a huge decision regarding running back Ezekiel Elliott. Read here to check out the details.
Dallas Cowboys release Ezekiel Elliott
The Dallas Cowboys will officially release Ezekiel Elliott. It’s important to remember that Jerry Jones used the franchise tag on Tony Pollard to lock him as the running back for the future. Pollard will earn $10 million for one year under the tag.
Ezekiell Elliott will be designated as a post-June 1st cut, so the Dallas Cowboys can save$10.9 millionin salary cap space with $5.8 millionin dead money. Though his contract is still part of the Cowboys, now he’s allowed to sign with any team he wants as free agency started.
Ezekiel Elliott was selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the fourth overall pickin the 2016 NFL Draft. The running back from Ohio State became an immediate star leading the NFL in yards in 2016 and 2018. Furthermore, Elliott made the Pro Bowl three times during that span (2016, 2018 and 2019). He was first-team All-Pro in 2016.
In 2019, Ezekiel Elliott signed a six-year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys. In that massive agreement at the time, the running back got a $90 million deal with $50 million guaranteed. However, especially thanks to injuries, his production started to decline and Tony Pollard emerged as the strongest running back on the depth chart.