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Elliott, Cowboys have 6-year extension
The Dallas Cowboys and Ezekiel Elliott have come to terms on a six-year, $90 million contract extension.
The deal has $50 million guaranteed surpassing Todd Gurley's $45 million as the most for an NFL running back. Elliott, 24, was under contract through 2020 and was set to make $3.853 million in 2019 and $9.09 million on the fifth-year option in 2020, making his total compensation through 2026 more than $100 million, which makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
The Cowboys will save about $1.6 million in cap room this year on Elliott's new deal. Elliott will receive a signing bonus of $7.5 million and a base salary of $752,137 this year, according to a source. Elliott's old cap number was $7.940 million. His new cap number is $6.339 million.
The Cowboys drafted Elliott with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 draft, and he quickly emerged as one of the NFL's best backs.
He set a Cowboys rookie record with 1,631 yards, which led the league, and 15 touchdowns in 15 games. He led the league in rushing in 2018 with 1,434 yards -- once again playing in only 15 games, as his coaches opted to rest him for the season finale with the Cowboys' playoff seeding set.
Elliott is the fifth player since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to lead the league in rushing twice in his first three seasons. Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, also accomplished the feat in 1991 and 1992.
In 2018, Elliott joined Herschel Walker as the only Cowboys running backs to have more than 1,000 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season.
Elliott leads the league with 4,048 rushing yards since his debut in 2016. Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams is second with 3,441 yards.
The deal has $50 million guaranteed surpassing Todd Gurley's $45 million as the most for an NFL running back. Elliott, 24, was under contract through 2020 and was set to make $3.853 million in 2019 and $9.09 million on the fifth-year option in 2020, making his total compensation through 2026 more than $100 million, which makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
The Cowboys will save about $1.6 million in cap room this year on Elliott's new deal. Elliott will receive a signing bonus of $7.5 million and a base salary of $752,137 this year, according to a source. Elliott's old cap number was $7.940 million. His new cap number is $6.339 million.
The Cowboys drafted Elliott with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 draft, and he quickly emerged as one of the NFL's best backs.
He set a Cowboys rookie record with 1,631 yards, which led the league, and 15 touchdowns in 15 games. He led the league in rushing in 2018 with 1,434 yards -- once again playing in only 15 games, as his coaches opted to rest him for the season finale with the Cowboys' playoff seeding set.
Elliott is the fifth player since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to lead the league in rushing twice in his first three seasons. Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, also accomplished the feat in 1991 and 1992.
In 2018, Elliott joined Herschel Walker as the only Cowboys running backs to have more than 1,000 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season.
Elliott leads the league with 4,048 rushing yards since his debut in 2016. Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams is second with 3,441 yards.