Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to project confidence that the team will have Ezekiel Elliott in the fold in 2019.
Speaking to the audience at the team’s kickoff luncheon Wednesday, Jones pledged that the Cowboys “will have [Elliott] on the field,” though he didn’t offer many specifics.
Jerry Jones mentions Ezekiel Elliott while addressing the crowd during the team’s annual kickoff luncheon: “We’re missing one, but we’ll have him on the field. I’m not joking.” pic.twitter.com/mvCq0iYZD4
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 28, 2019
Jones added, however, that there is nothing new to report on the Elliott front at this point.
Jerry Jones said there’s nothing new to report on contract talks with Ezekiel Elliott. Jones hasn’t talked to Elliott recently and doesn’t have any plans to in the next 24 hours
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 28, 2019
Jones had said earlier Wednesday that the Cowboys’ priority was having Elliott for the playoffs. He’s consistently projected optimism that something will get done, but the lack of contact recently between the two sides indicates that it’s increasingly unlikely that anything gets done before the start of the regular season. Where things go from that point is anyone’s guess.
