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Found this on an article about Zeke.
Under the CBA, NFL players are allowed to renegotiate their rookie contracts after three years. This does not change if the player was a 1st-round pick, like Elliott, who had an extra year added to his contract through the team option.
Dallas took advantage of that option, another provision determined by the CBA, to put a fifth year on Zeke’s contract. Even though it increases his salary to over $9 million in 2020, that will still be well below market value ($13-$15M) for one of the league’s top running backs.
But Elliott has every right under the same CBA to seek a new deal after his third season. He is simply utilizing an opportunity that Jerry Jones and the other 31 owners approved.
Nobody faults an NFL team when they cut an under-performing player in the middle of his contract. The guaranteed money gets paid out and everything happens according to the allowances of the CBA. It’s just part of the business of football.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/pla...t-sheds-weight-will-cowboys-pony-up-the-money
Under the CBA, NFL players are allowed to renegotiate their rookie contracts after three years. This does not change if the player was a 1st-round pick, like Elliott, who had an extra year added to his contract through the team option.
Dallas took advantage of that option, another provision determined by the CBA, to put a fifth year on Zeke’s contract. Even though it increases his salary to over $9 million in 2020, that will still be well below market value ($13-$15M) for one of the league’s top running backs.
But Elliott has every right under the same CBA to seek a new deal after his third season. He is simply utilizing an opportunity that Jerry Jones and the other 31 owners approved.
Nobody faults an NFL team when they cut an under-performing player in the middle of his contract. The guaranteed money gets paid out and everything happens according to the allowances of the CBA. It’s just part of the business of football.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/pla...t-sheds-weight-will-cowboys-pony-up-the-money