Ezekiel Elliott is the third-leading rusher in Cowboys franchise history behind Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones confirmed the team and Elliott are officially parting ways, and he will now be a free agent.
"Zeke defined what a great teammate should be, and anyone that has ever played a team sport would be lucky to have a teammate like Zeke and be much better for it," Jones said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "We will always have a special place and love for Zeke and what he means to our Cowboys family, both as a person and a player. That will never change"
Since being picked in the first-round of the 2016 draft, Elliott has been one of the league's best running backs, scoring 80 touchdowns throughout his Cowboys career. He is the NFL's second-leading active rusher behind Titans RB Derrick Henry and the Cowboys third-leading rusher behind Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett.In 2022, his yards per game and yards per carry fell to career-lows., who surpassed Elliott as the number one running back on the roster.
Elliott will reportedly be designated as a post-June 1 cut, which will save the Cowboys more than $10 million in salary cap space with $5.8 million in dead money.. The five-time Pro Bowler is a huge upgrade for the Cowboys secondary.More moves could be coming for the Cowboys, free agency officially begins Wednesday.
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