Ezekiel Elliott is looking for a contract extension this offseason. Mark Tenally AP Photo
Running back Ezekiel Elliott still wants a long-term deal.
But the Dallas Cowboys exercised the option to keep him under control through the end of his rookie deal, as expected. Roughly a week after vice president Stephen Jones said the team was “obviously” going to pick up Elliott’s fifth-year option, the Cowboys made the move official on Wednesday, per sources.
Elliott is set to make is set make $3.85 million in 2019 and would now earn $9.