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The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of extending to do, with Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, and Ezekiel Elliott all needing new contracts soon. There’s been a lot of talk about whether or not Dallas will be able to get all three of them done, although management has consistently insisted that they intend to do so. […]

Ezekiel Elliott’s playing days are far from over. Just three years removed from being drafted, the Dallas Cowboys running back figures to be among the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL for at least the next half decade, health and availability provided. But after narrowly avoiding another suspension from the league office earlier this week, […]

There are  records that may be broken in the 2019 season. Here are three NFL records that could have a new record-holder in 2019: 3. Yards from Scrimmage The current record for yards from scrimmage is held by Chris Johnson of the Tennesee Titans. Johnson amassed 2,509 yards in  2009. It was an unforgettable showing […]

Dallas Cowboys superstar Ezekiel Elliott won’t be suspended after being briefly detained by police at a Las Vegas music festival in May, the league office announced on Wednesday. After the NFL conducted an investigation into the matter and Roger Goodell met with Elliott in New York earlier this week, the commissioner decided that the Cowboys’ […]

Ezekiel Elliott posted an apology following a May altercation at a Las Vegas music festival involving the Dallas Cowboys’ star running back. “I’ve worked hard to make better decisions and to live up the high standards that are expected of me. … I failed to do that here and I made a poor decision,” Elliott […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is going to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday to discuss the Las Vegas incident according to Todd Archer of ESPN. Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in New York on Tuesday to discuss a May incident in Las Vegas, per @toddarcher. Elliott […]

Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott may not be receiving a contract extension for quite some time. According to Dan Graziano of ESPN: “I do not think Elliott gets an extension this offseason, or even next offseason. As vital a player as he is, the Cowboys don’t feel the same urgency with this deal […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott got himself into some more trouble this offseason, pushing down a security guard in Las Vegas last month that resulted in him being handcuffed. This marks the second time Elliott has found himself in the news for the wrong reasons as a member of the Cowboys, as he ended […]

Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott are both up for new contracts, but they are remaining focused on their work rather than negotiations for their new deals. Both players have taken part in Dallas Cowboys voluntary offseason workouts, with Elliott saying that he is “just going out there and play football. Do what I’ve been doing,” […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is one of the most polarizing figures in the NFL. Everyone knows about his standout play with the Ohio State Buckeyes and how well he has done since coming into the league. He is more than just the guy who wore half a shirt at Ohio State and jumps […]

The Dallas Cowboys gave defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence a contract extension earlier this offseason, but they are far from done. Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper are all looking for new deals, and slowly but surely, the Cowboys are working on negotiating with each player. The good news is that everything seems to be […]

The security guard who was knocked over by Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott would like a sincere apology, something he says he never received. Kyle Johnson, the security guard told KCBS-TV in Los Angeles that he wasn’t injured in the incident, but the insincere apology he received from the former Buckeye wasn’t enough, […]

The NFL is likely going to investigate the recent incident involving Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson (via Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams) wrote about the development on May 27. If the video from Las Vegas had involved almost anyone else, no one would have batted an eye. But because it […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott found himself in trouble again last week, as he was arrested for allegedly pushing a security guard to the ground in Las Vegas on Saturday. This isn’t the first time Elliott has had a run-in with the law, as he was also suspended for six games during the 2017 […]

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones doesn’t expect the NFL to discipline running back Ezekiel Elliott. Jones spoke in the aftermath of Elliott’s recent arrest at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas last weekend, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. I think that the main thing is that I don’t see anything that needs […]

The Dallas Cowboys are prioritizing quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver Amari Cooper in extension talks, but they have also engaged in discussions with running back Ezekiel Elliott and both sides are on the same page, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Elliott is entering 2019 with two years remaining on his current deal […]

Dallas Cowboys executive vice president, CEO, and director of player personnel Stephen Jones says the team is still gathering information about the Ezekiel Elliott incident in Las Vegas last weekend. This was what Jones told The Athletic Dallas Cowboys reporter Calvin Watkins on May 20. Stephen Jones said Cowboys are still gathering information on Zeke […]

Police handcuffed Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott last weekend after he shoved a security guard. According to TMZ Sports, the incident occurred during the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas. Here’s the deal…the Dallas Cowboys superstar running back had been spotted in the parking lot at the Electric Daisy Carnival around 3 am […]

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off of a nice 2018 campaign in which they won 10 games and captured the NFC East division title. They then went on to defeat the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs before falling to the Los Angeles Rams the following week. While the Cowboys haven’t […]

The expectations are higher than ever for the Dallas Cowboys going into the 2019 NFL season. Fortunately, running back Ezekiel Elliott feels his team is more than up to the task. The Cowboys have managed to stockpile plenty of talent on both sides of the ball in recent years. According to Jon Machota of the […]

The Dallas Cowboys have not been shy about trying to limit the intense workload that they’ve occasionally placed on running back Ezekiel Elliot. Coming into the league as a four down back, Elliot has touched the ball an insane amount, but according to him, he’s not at all worried about wearing down just yet. Speaking […]

The Dallas Cowboys are coming to an impasse. Several of the team’s young stars desire new, more lucrative, contracts, chief among them being third-year running back Ezekiel Elliott. Yet, the Cowboys also have deals to complete with Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott that are more urgent than Elliott’s. Cooper and Prescott are entering the final season of their contracts, […]

Historically it has been difficult for running backs to win an NFL MVP  award which is why Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report named Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott as an under-the-radar candidate to win the award. The last time a running back won the award was in 2012 when Minnesota Vikings back Adrian Peterson took […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has established himself as one of the premier workhorses in the NFL. Despite his success in such role, the Cowboys have indicated that they would like to lighten his workload a bit moving forward. Elliott’s taken on a central role in the Cowboys offense. According to Charean Williams of […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot is giving one final gift to a fan. According to multiple outlets, Elliot will pay for the funeral expenses of Jaylon McKenzie, an eighth-grade football player who was shot and killed while leaving a party near St. Louis last weekend. According to Illinois State Police, McKenzie, 14, was struck by a […]

Ezekiel Elliott had his fair share of off the field issues the first few years in the league but he seems to have it straightened out now and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knows that Ezekiel Elliott has a wonderful heart. Elliott has been in the spotlight again this offseason but this time for the […]

The Dallas Cowboys don’t seem to be in a hurry when it comes to working on a contract extension for running back Ezekiel Elliott. It’s a big offseason in Dallas, as the team has tried to continue adding pieces to the roster that could help the franchise return to the Super Bowl for the first […]

The Dallas Cowboys exercised the fifth-year option for Ezekiel Elliott which will keep him on the team through 202o but the team still hasn’t gotten a long term deal done yet. According to Stephen Jones, it’s still a priority that the two sides get a deal done, but he doesn’t have a timetable at hits […]

Ezekiel Elliott has been a workhorse running back for the Dallas Cowboys since coming into the NFL. Unfortunately, the more they continue to rely on him with all the carries, the shorter his career could end up being with the amount of wear and tear that his body is undergoing each year. Dallas went out […]

To the surprise of no one, the Dallas Cowboys have decided to exercise the fifth-year option on running back Ezekiel Elliot’s contract, ESPN’s Field Yates first reported. Teams have until May 3 to provide players with written notice that they plan on either picking up or rejecting the option. Elliott has been one of the […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a big season ahead of them, and they’ll need everybody on the same page. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott might be the two most important players to the team, and fortunately for Cowboys fans they seem to get along. Both in Dallas for the start of the team’s offseason program, the […]

Modesty doesn’t win championships. The Dallas Cowboys have a big year ahead of them, and they’ll need a lot out of Ezekiel Elliott if they want to repeat as NFC East champions. At least one thing is for certain, and that is that Elliott doesn’t lack confidence in himself. At a recent charity event hosted […]

Ezekiel Elliott is one of the most recognizable faces in the NFL. The superstar running back of the Dallas Cowboys, Elliott led the league in rushing in his rookie year in 2016. He finished third in the league in TDs (15) in his first pro season, earned a Pro Bowl nod and a selection to […]

The Dallas Cowboys might have one of the league’s best running backs in Ezekiel Elliott, but they don’t have much else at the position. Elliott has been used heavily the past few years, and as teams are beginning to grow more concerned about backs’ workloads, they need more depth in the backfield. The Cowboys are […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott may be going into 2019 without a new deal, but that has not stopped him from showing up at Cowboys workouts, and his decision to do so impressed Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless: “What a great example he showed yesterday showing up for pretty routine OTA workouts, drills,” said […]

Ready for a shock? Dallas Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said that the team will “obviously” be exercising their fifth-year option on running back Ezekiel Elliott, according to Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News. Of course, Elliott is looking for a new deal, but it doesn’t seem like the Cowboys are in any rush […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott wants a new contract, but that won’t stop him from showing his dedication to the team. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Elliott will show up for the Cowboys’ opening offseason workouts. Elliott is entering the final year of his rookie deal and is scheduled to make $3.9 […]

The Dallas Cowboys struck gold by acquiring Amari Cooper from the Oakland Raiders in a midseason trade. Jerry Jones received plenty of flak for forking over the team’s 2019 first-round draft pick to land Cooper, but the Cowboys owner and general manager got the last laugh as Cooper dominated in nine games played, registering 53 […]

Ezekiel Elliott isn’t a free agent this offseason. The superstar running back is under contract for nearly $8 million with the Dallas Cowboys for 2019. As the team approaches the NFL’s upcoming free agency period, though, Elliott’s future is nevertheless a point of concern that Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones feels might be addressed […]