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Dallas Cowboys predictions for both contracts and Week 1

By Tyrone Starr

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: Amari Cooper #19 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a 29 yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott #4 in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: Amari Cooper #19 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a 29 yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott #4 in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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After getting running back Ezekiel Elliott locked up, the Dallas Cowboys can focus on a few other contracts as they head towards Week 1 versus the Giants.

Wednesday was the first official practice for the Dallas Cowboys as the prepare for the season opener against the New York Giants.

Thanks to a lot of effort from the front office and running back Ezekiel Elliott, the aforementioned was at said practice. The superstar running back inked an eight-year, $102.9 million deal Wednesday morning, locking in yet another big piece to this team’s future.

While eight years and almost $103M sounds astronomical for a running back, the structure of the deal is amazingly team friendly.

First and foremost, the next two seasons represent discounts as to what Dallas was going to have to pay Elliott in absence of a new deal.

Prior to the deal, Elliott was set to make approximately $3.8M in 2019 and just over $9M next year. Now, he’s making $752K this year and $6.8M next. We’ll get into why that’s helpful in a moment.

Beyond that, the Dallas Cowboys can get out of the deal prior to the 2023 season as Elliott hits his late 20’s with only a dead cap figure of $6.8M. If they decide to keep him for that season, the next year will cost Dallas just $2.6M in dead money if they cut him in 2024.

Regardless, you can bet your mortgage that the Cowboys will not be paying early thirties Zeke $32M. This new deal also gives the Dallas Cowboys stability for a long time with most of their best players.

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