VIDEO: Ezekiel Elliott Turned Down Cowboys Big Contract Offer According to Clay Travis
By Karl Rasmussen
It seemed as if the Dallas Cowboys and star running back Ezekiel Elliott were on the fringe of agreeing to a new contract which would make the former No. 4 overall pick the second highest-paid player at his position. Well, according to Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage, Elliott has turned down the lucrative deal.
“Ezekiel Elliott has turned down the Dallas Cowboys’ offer to make him the second-highest paid running back in the NFL. Zeke has made an utterly ridiculous decision.”—@ClayTravis pic.twitter.com/42K2IHqGH3
— Outkick the Coverage (@Outkick) August 24, 2019
The Cowboys' offer to Elliott was reportedly somewhere in between the contracts of Le'Veon Bell and Todd Gurley, who earn an average annual salary of $13.125 million and $14.375 million respectively. That apparently wasn't enough for the 24-year-old Elliott, as it looks like he has his sights set on being the league's highest paid RB.
Perhaps he foreshadowed this, as Elliott retweeted former Browns star Joe Thomas, who was discussing the running back's contract situation. Thomas made a case that Zeke should make more than the current highest-paid running back, and it looks like he caught Elliott's interest.
If I am zeke, and the Cowboys send me an offer anything less or equal to Todd Gurley, it’s going straight to voicemail. They can’t honestly think he would accept anything less than to be the highest paid running back. It’s just an insult to even start anywhere below that number. https://t.co/QEbgXpIvkJ
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) August 22, 2019
Just when it seemed that these lengthy contract negotiations were finally coming to a close, we get sent right back to square one. With less than two weeks until the regular season gets underway, it's officially crunch time for the Cowboys' front office to get this deal done.