Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith recently offered his opinion on the uncertain future of the team’s two star running backs—Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard.
Pollard, who surpassed 1,000 yards for the first time in his career this past season, will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason if the team doesn’t keep him. However, it is expected the team will use the franchise tag on him, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Elliott, on the other hand, might have his contract restructured or be cut because of the team’s limited space under the salary cap, which is currently at $5,303,002. Elliott is supposed to make $16.72 million against the salary cap next season.