Cowboys Insider Says Team Hasn't Increased Their Offer to Ezekiel Elliott

All the eyes are on the Dallas Cowboys in regards to the contract impasse with star running back Ezekiel Elliott. Last week, the Cowboys reportedly made an offer to Elliott that would make him the second-highest paid running back in the NFL to no avail.

On Tuesday, a new report emerged stating that the Cowboys have inched closer to a contract located in record-setting Todd Gurley territory, but with less guranteed money than the Los Angeles Rams superstar received ($45 million). According to Cowboys insider Clarence Hill Jr., however, no new offer was made to Elliott. In fact, no progress has been made in negotiations at all since Dallas made the initial rejected offer.

Hill states that Elliott submitted a dollar amount to the Cowboys organization that they deemed to be too hefty. That's when they made their counter-offer, which ultimately resulted in Elliott holding out of training camp altogether and working out by himself in Cabo San Lucas.

So... there's that.

Owner Jerry Jones continues to play hardball in front of the media-- and tooting the horn of rookie running back Tony Pollard. Not to mention the infamous "Zeke Who?" quip he made last week, one that the Elliott camp called "disrespectful."

In an interview with Maxim published on Monday, Elliott said he'd like to be a Cowboy for life, but highlighted that even the great Emmitt Smith moved on from Dallas to play for the Arizona Cardinals.

The regular season opener is a little over a week away, and it looks unlikely that Elliott will take the field for the Dallas Cowboys -- who would be viewed as NFC contenders with him fully available -- anytime soon.