Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones said Tuesday that they’ve been budgeting to sign RB Ezekiel Elliott to a “significant” extension in line with Todd Gurley‘s record deal.
“We’ve got it budgeted that we’re going to pay Zeke a significant contract at some point,” Jones said, per Jon Machota. “We certainly saw what Gurley got paid and we know that’s probably where it starts, and we’ll go from there.”
Dallas has a fifth-year option to pick up on Elliott and could always franchising him after that, but it sets up a potential holdout situation if there’s no deal in place before offseason workouts.
Elliott, 23, was taken with the No. 4 overall pick by the Cowboys back in May. He signed four-year contract worth $24,956,342, which includes a signing bonus of $16,350,068.
Elliott stands to make a base salary of $3.85 million for the 2019 season. The agreement also includes a fifth-year option for the team to pick up in April.
In 2018, Elliott appeared in 15 games for the Cowboys and rushed for 1,434 yards on 304 carries (4.7 YPC) to go along with 77 receptions for 567 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.
We’ll have more regarding the Cowboys and Elliott as the news is available.
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