A Reminder Of How Insane Zeke's Contract Was, Is, And Always Will Be

[MountaineerCowboy]

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

There will never be a RB paid like him again.

 

[MAZEREZAM]

Thank goodness we are ridding ourselves of that albatross

 

[zrinkill]

What a petty thread.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He has $70.6M in career earnings, the most for any running back in the NFL since his rookie season in 2016. Christian McCaffrey next at $45.7M and then Derrick Henry at $43.9.

That is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MonsterD]

HIs agent played the very naive and antiquated thinking FO like a fiddle. Congrats to them I guess.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

That is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw something last year that said Zeke by himself was making more than like 28 other teams entire RB rooms.

 

[75boyz]

Yeah,
I think War Daddy Lawrence's contract last year had a bit of trivia attached to it as well. Something like the first defensive end or d player to have a fully guaranteed 100 or 110 million dollar contract.

Jerry sure takes care of His Guys no doubt.

 

[Big_D]

This is how ridiculous Jerry is. Screw market value.. let’s double it.

 

[khiladi]

Not insane for him.. He and the OL were the reason they even won the play-off game in Seattle and he times his hold-out perfectly.

And it showed how much faith they actually had in Dak at that time. They should have let him hold out, and then Dak would have had way less leverage.

 

[Cowboys93]

People can be mad about the Cowboys giving him that contract, but I don’t blame Zeke one bit. Dude utilized his leverage and secured life changing money, probably aware on some level his body only had a few more years of holding up. No point of harping on it now

 

[ChronicCowboy]

He did lead the league in rushing 2 of his first three years and it would have been 3 in a row had he not been suspended in 2017.

I wasn’t a fan of the contract but at the time I saw Zeke as our most important player. He fell off fairly quickly after the extension.

I think it was a worthy investment that unfortunately went bad.

 

[Jarntt]

There will never be a RB paid like him again.

There 100% absolutely will be a RB paid more than Zeke at some point

CMC already passed him on an AAV basis and Kamara matched him. In a few years they'll blow by it

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

There 100% absolutely will be a RB paid more than Zeke at some point

I think you're wrong.

RBs are not going to be paid like this anymore. They don't last long and they are replaceable.

 

[MyFairLady]

Zeke was amazing early on. He got greedy, held out, got paid and basically quit. He was so terrible last year it isn't even funny. He is the modern day athlete personified. He cared about his money and his brand. I do not blame him for it but I do not respect him for it either. In the end people and players always show who they really are. Fat boy is a man who was given incredible physical gifts and was able to use them to get everything he ever wanted. Congrats to him now disappear.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Zeke was amazing early on. He got greedy, held out, got paid and basically quit. He was so terrible last year it isn't even funny. He is the modern day athlete personified. He cared about his money and his brand. I do not blame him for it but I do not respect him for it either. In the end people and players always show who they really are. Fat boy is a man who was given incredible physical gifts and was able to use them to get everything he ever wanted. Congrats to him now disappear.

Yup.

He got paid and I'm not mad at that, get your money if you can, but I cringe anytime I see someone call him a "team player" as if he didn't hold out with 2 years left on his contract.

I guess I missed the memo that I need to pretend to be upset that he's no longer an anchor on this team.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

This contract was due to Daks inefficiencies. The front office felt like they couldn't rely on Dak so they had to pay Zeke and give in to his demands. Let's be honest during Zekes suspension we kinda saw things for what they were. Had Zeke not bailed out Dak in 2016 this team would've been Romos and who knows how far they go that year.

 

[khiladi]

As an aside, Chargers are in the same spot as Cowboys with Zeke on the rookie contract, except they have Herbert and fired Lombardi. They’ve basically told Ekeler to pursue FA to seek a trade.

They aren’t giving him a massive contract.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

As an aside, Chargers are in the same spot as Cowboys with Zeke on the rookie contract, except they have Herbert and fired Lombardi. They’ve basically told Ekeler to pursue FA to seek a trade.

They aren’t giving him a massive contract.

Very telling, huh?

 

[stiletto]

An absolutely asinine contract. Jerry had hearts in his eyes. He was that in love with Zeke. Problem is he makes decisions about the Cowboys with emotion. You wouldn't think a business man like Jerry would do that. Can't blame Zeke for taking the bag. He's set for life.