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Getty Images 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...

Getty Images The Cowboys are taking a wait-and-see approach to their safety position. They continue to insist that they are good with Xavier Woods and Jeff Heath as their starters again. But executive vice president Stephen Jones admitted this spring that the Cowboys had heard from teams...

Getty Images Whenever players under contract choose not to show up for training camp, management-side mouthpieces routinely lament the fact that the player has chosen to violate the terms of his agreement. But there are two agreements that apply to every NFL player: The agreement between player...

Getty Images DeMarcus Lawrence delayed shoulder surgery until after he signed a five-year, $105 million deal in April. So he started training camp on the physically unable to perform list and isn’t expected to practice while the Cowboys are in California. “Well, ain’t in no rush. What are you...

Getty Images Sean Lee hasn’t played special teams since his second year in the league. He’s now in his 10th season, and he’s playing special teams again. “I am just trying to help anyway I can,” Lee said Sunday. “I like being on the field. I want to try to make an impact. You can make a lot of...

Amari Cooper has seen reports that the Saints and Michael Thomas are close to a deal that will make Thomas the highest-paid receiver in the game at somewhere between $19 million and $20 million a season. In contract talks of his own with the Cowboys, Cooper shrugs. “I don’t even think about it...

Dak Prescott pulled a Jerry Jones and pretended he didn’t hear the question about whether the Cowboys quarterback would table contract talks if he doesn’t have a new deal by the season opener. “One more time,” Prescott said before pausing. “What did Jerry do yesterday? I didn’t hear you.”...

Getty Images Jason Witten is 37. He has played 15 seasons and is the Cowboys’ all-time leader in games played, receptions and receiving yards. So what does Witten have left to prove? A lot, according to the 11-time Pro Bowler. “There’s a lot of questions about what I can do, and rightfully...

Getty Images The Cowboys drafted Trysten Hill with high hopes. The rookie, though, needs work to get into game shape. The second-round choice — the Cowboys’ top choice after trading their first-round pick to the Raiders for Amari Cooper — didn’t make it through his first practice. He was...

Getty Images The holdout of Ezekiel Elliott continues, and the ball reportedly is in Elliott’s court. Jane Slater of the NFL reports that Elliott’s camp has yet to respond to the offer made by the team. On Friday, Cowboys COO Stephen Jones told reporters that the offers made to Elliott, to...

Getty Images The Cowboys have high expectations, but they concede they need Ezekiel Elliott to get where they want to go. They held their first training camp walk-through Saturday without Elliott, who remains away from camp while seeking a long-term deal. Darius Jackson took the majority of...

Getty Images The Cowboys have negotiated with Ezekiel Elliott‘s representation, executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed at the team’s opening press conference Friday. But those negotiations apparently haven’t advanced to the star running back’s liking. Elliott officially became a...

Jerry Jones first pretended he didn’t hear the question about Jason Garrett’s future. “What did you say? I really didn’t hear you. I really didn’t hear you. There’s a drill going on back over there,” Jones said, chuckling, before adding, “Next question.” Like quarterback Dak Prescott and...

Getty Images The Cowboys placed cornerback Byron Jones and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence on the physically unable to perform list as expected, but executive vice president Stephen Jones said both are on track to play the season opener. “All indications are we’ll get Byron and DeMarcus for...

Several Cowboys players want new contracts. All of them except running back Ezekiel Elliott have shown up for training camp. The team’s obvious irritation with that decision arises in part from its habit of negotiating contracts during camp, with the player present. “Training camp is obviously...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was matter of fact Friday when addressing Ezekiel Elliott‘s holdout. He noted several times the running back is under contract, allowing for the Cowboys to assess fines of $40,000 per day for every day of training camp he misses. Elliott is one of five...

Getty Images Last year, the Rams gave running back Todd Gurley a contract that the Rams now surely regret. This year, running back Ezekiel Elliott wants even more from the Cowboys. Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports reports that Elliott hopes to surpass the four-year, $57.5 million extension...

Getty Images He started the week due to make $5 million this year in Dallas. Instead, he’ll make up to $3 million in Miami. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, veteran receiver Allen Hurns has signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins. Hurns suffered a badly broken leg in the...

Getty Images The Cowboys are on their way to training camp in Oxnard, California. Ezekiel Elliott is not with them. Elliott, the running back who is hoping for a new contract, is not on the team plane, according to multiple reports. That doesn’t make Elliott a holdout just yet. Training camp...

Getty Images Ezekiel Elliott skipped the team charter from DFW to California, but so did other players, team officials pointed out. While the other Cowboys players are expected to report on time for physicals and a conditioning test Friday morning, though, their star running back isn’t...