FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott has 70 touchdowns in 92 career games, but arguably his greatest NFL score came while he slept.
On Sept. 4, 2019, the Cowboys sent an early-morning email to Alliance Management Group, the sports agency that represents Elliott, with a six-year, $90 million contract offer. The terms were accepted, ending a 40-day holdout and forming a pact that has aged well for Elliott.
No NFL running back will have a higher salary this season than his $12.4 million, which became fully guaranteed in March 2021. At $18.2 million, he counts more against his team’s 2022 salary cap than any other back.
