Ezekiel Elliott free agency: Jerry Jones says interest in potential reunion with former Cowboys RB is 'real'
Dallas released Elliott last offseason, but reconnected with him on Wednesday
Free agent running back Ezekiel Elliott was once one of the faces of the Dallas Cowboys, and the fan favorite may soon be once again. CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina Anderson reported that the Cowboys are meeting with Elliott's representation at The Star in Frisco on Wednesday a day before the start of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and team COO and EVP Stephen Jones confirmed the report Thursday night.
"We spent a lot of time with Zeke yesterday" Jerry Jones said.
"Yeah, we just bumped into each other and visited a little bit," Stephen Jones said with a laugh. "Had a little beer and moved on."
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However, the pursuit of Elliott isn't adding any shades of gray to Dallas' plan to look at potentially selecting a running back in the draft's second or third round Friday evening.
"No," Jerry said when asked if Elliott will impact their draft plans.
Nor will having his name show up on their 2024 salary cap sheet twice, once for a new contract and another time for the just over $6 million in dead cap space that they have for releasing him early from the six-year extension they signed him to years ago.
"Not even a consideration,'' Jerry said. "He's earned that $6 million. We've already spent it. You have to pay that whether he's here or not. It won't affect one thing with how he would help our team this year.''