FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys will release Ezekiel Elliott, making the running back a free agent, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Elliott was set to count $16.7 million against the salary cap with a $10.9 million non-guaranteed base salary. Elliott will be designated a post-June 1 cut, per sources, which means the club will save nearly $11 million against the 2023 cap, but he will count $4.9 million against the 2024 cap. They will not get the cap credit until June 1.
At the recent NFL scouting combine, owner and general manager Jerry Jones remained open to the possibility of keeping Elliott and Tony Pollard, who was given the $10.