Sources: Cowboys' talks with Zeke intensifying

Talks between the Dallas Cowboys and running back Ezekiel Elliott are intensifying, with both sides aiming to wrap up a new deal this weekend, league sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The momentum marks a change in the talks between the Cowboys and their star running back. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones had said after his team's final preseason game on Thursday that he "was operating as though right now he's going to miss regular season games."

Jones said he does not have a deadline for getting a deal done with Elliott or quarterback Dak Prescott or wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Near the start of training camp the Cowboys made Elliott an offer that would make him the second-highest paid…