Cowboys' Elliott upset by Jones' 'Zeke who?' crack


Reuters | Dallas | Updated: 20-08-2019 03:54 IST | Created: 20-08-2019 03:53 IST
Cowboys' Elliott upset by Jones' 'Zeke who?' crack
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Dallas Cowboys holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott is not pleased at owner Jerry Jones' attempt to poke fun at him. Elliott's agent, Rocky Arceneaux, told ESPN on Monday that Elliott was not amused when Jones said, "Zeke who?" while answering a question about rookie running back Tony Pollard after Saturday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams.

"I didn't think it was funny and neither did Zeke -- we actually thought it was disrespectful," Arceneaux said of Jones' comment. Jones said after his answer that he was "cracking a joke at Zeke's expense."

But Elliott isn't laughing as his holdout threatens to stretch into the regular season. Arceneaux said there has been no recent progress during his dialogue with ESPN. Elliott is training in Cabo San Lucas while hoping to land a contract extension. Thus far, he is subject to more than $900,000 in fines.

Elliott, the fourth overall selection by the Cowboys in the 2016 NFL Draft, is slated to make $3.85 million in the upcoming season, and $9.10 million in 2020 on the fifth-year option. The Ohio State product has started all 40 games he has played in over the past three seasons, rushing for 4,048 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also has 135 catches for 1,199 yards and six more scores.

Elliott led the NFL with 1,434 rushing yards last season, the second time he has been the league leader. He rushed for six touchdowns. Pollard carried five times for 42 yards and a touchdown and also caught a 9-yard pass during Saturday's game.

The fourth-round pick from Memphis has been impressive and would be in line to receive a lot of carries should Elliott still be a holdout at the outset of the season. "He knows exactly what to do, and he knows how to do it, so it is, he goes out there and he plays to that level," Jones said. "If he continues this through the next several weeks, he's going to be right in the middle of it early, and that will really complement what we're doing with Zeke. Not replace that. And I mean that, not replace that. Nobody's getting cute here, but it'll certainly be a great complement. ...

"I can picture those guys same sets at the same times out there and really giving those defenses fits." Pollard rushed for 941 yards and nine touchdowns in 40 games for Memphis. He returned seven kickoffs for touchdowns, matching the NCAA career record.

 

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