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Former Buckeye great Ezekiel Elliott is set to part ways with the Dallas Cowboys according to reports.

Elliott, who was taken fifth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft, made three Pro Bowls with the Cowboys and was first-team All-Pro in his rookie year. However, his ...

Elliott had his least amount of carries and targets in 2022, with Tony Pollard – whom the Cowboys gave the franchise tag – taking more and more work away from him as the season went along. In every year since that season, his targets, catches, and yards per reception have all gone down, and he has not had a season over 4.5 yards per carry since then, either. Elliott averaged a career-low in yards per carry in 2022 (3.8 YPC), and his receiving production has gradually declined in every season since he signed a massive six-year, $90 million extension in 2019.

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There is plenty of time for Dallas to peck away at other needs in the third and fourth waves of free agency, but their early moves have underscored the desire to keep Quinn's menacing D intact. "I've had three different defensive systems in four years," Vander Esch said. "Me having the same defensive coordinator in back-to-back seasons ... "One of the big reasons is I just love playing for Dan and Mike." The Cowboys are betting on Vander Esch continuing to improve to anchor the middle of the defense. Then injuries and inconsistent play left him looking like he wouldn't be long for Dallas.

Elliott has spent all seven of his seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys and won two rushing titles during that time. Elliott's likely final play with the team, ...

It's not yet official, but it sounds like the Ezekiel Elliott era in Dallas is over. By Adam Hermann.

In the three years since signing that extension he's averaged 4.0 yards per attempt and 60.8 yards per game. The Cowboys also have second-year running back Malik Davis on the roster. In Elliott's first four seasons with the Cowboys he averaged 4.6 yards per attempt and 96.5 yards per game.

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4 pick out of Ohio State in the 2016 NFL Draft. Elliott was picked by the Cowboys as the No. [according to the team's website.](https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/players-roster/ezekiel-elliott/career)

Who's joined, who's left, who remains, what are the cap implications plus how comp picks work and what's the current status for 2024.

$4.45 million of cap hit is added to 2023, 2024 and 2025 (void year). Players who are cut from other teams, players who were RFAs or ERFAs who weren’t tendered, players signed after “May 12th” (specific date will vary year-to-year). There are ways to sign players that won’t add to the “players signed” ledger. Playing time and postseason awards are factored in at a much lesser weight. If a team loses a player valued as a third-round pick, and a player valued as a fifth round pick, but sign a player who’s valued as a third… Picks are not evenly distributed throughout these rounds, but rather done by a sliding cutoff scale. Also, no team can receive more than four compensatory picks in any one draft. If the Cowboys win the Super Bowl with Smith playing 90% of the snaps he will make $17 million. CONTRACT Elliott signed a lengthy extension heading into the 2019 season after being the league’s top rusher each of his first three seasons in the league. The two sides have until July 17 to continue negotiating towards a long-term agreement. Defensive tackles have closed the gap on edge defenders in recent years, and there’s a handful of those who have been paid.

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Elliott finished his Cowboys career third in all-time rushing yards.