Todd Gurley‘s deal reset the running back market. One quarterback after another has reset the market at that position
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Ezekiel Elliott Jersey White , $100 million extension on the radio Wednesday, answering why the Cowboys didn’t “get ahead” of Thomas’ deal after acquiring Cooper on Oct. 22. Cooper’s price has risen since.“We can’t push the issue unless we want to be a market-setter,” Jones said on KTCK-AM 1310 and 96.7 FM, via David Moore of the
Womens Taco Charlton Jersey , “and we’re damn sure not going to be a market-setter because of all the things that go with being a Dallas Cowboy.“We want our players to feel good about their contracts. But at the same time, we don’t want to do things that are out of line because we can’t afford to be that way. When we save money, whether it’s with Dak, whether it’s with Zeke
Taco Charlton Jersey , whether it’s with Amari, it’s not saving Jerry and I a dollar. It’s just money that’s going to another player.”The Cowboys might not have enough room left to pay cornerback Byron Jones and offensive guard La'el Collins after this season. They surely want to keep Jaylon Smith long term, with the starting middle linebacker a restricted free agent in the 2020 offseason.First, though
Womens Demarcus Lawrence Jersey , the Cowboys have to get their offensive playmakers signed to long-term deals, and that is proving a challenge. The Cowboys won three Super Bowls with Emmitt Smith as their top running back and Smith was the leading rusher in the NFL in each of those seasons.One might assume that would work in Ezekiel Elliott‘s favor when it comes to hammering out a new deal with the team. Elliott has led the NFL in rushing two of the last three years and the team went to the postseason each year.They didn’t win the Super Bowl, however, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pointed out in an interview with CBS DFW that having the rushing champ isn’t a prerequisite for winning the big one.“The point there is
Leighton Vander Esch Jersey White , you don’t have to have a rushing champion to win a Super Bowl . . . Emmitt was the first one to do it . . . . That’s one of the dilemmas at running back is that the league knows that you can win Super Bowls and not have the Emmitt Smith back there or not have Zeke back there,” Jones said. “You’ve gotta do all of the things along with having Zeke that allow you to have other players so that you can win the Super Bowl. That’s what we’re going through.”The Cowboys have a couple of other players to pay right now and neither quarterback Dak Prescott nor wide receiver Amari Cooper has a team option on their contract for the 2020 season. That may wind up working against ending a holdout that’s not showing any signs of slowing down.