Ezekiel Elliott has to find a new team after his release from the Cowboys. Now, a Dallas official explains the curious reason why the running back was not offered a contract again

The Dallas Cowboys released running back Ezekiel Elliott this offseason, saving them nearly eleven million dollars. According to Head Coach McCarthy, a far from easy decision, but one that had to be made.

Now one of the team’s officials, Stephen Jones, has taken a stand and explained why the franchise did not offer the 27-year-old a new contract at reduced terms.

“The last thing we want to do is do something that would insult a player, a great player like Zeke, who was one of the best players to ever put on a Cowboys jersey,” the manager said on “Yahoo Sports”. “There are sensitivities when you make offers. “

Dallas Cowboys didn’t want to offend Elliott

Now, in the absence of an employer, Elliott can and must look around at how other teams rate him and what offers he gets. “Sometimes the best thing they can do is get a feel for what the market is giving,” Jones is sure.

And continues, “When you talk about great players – and that’s what makes them great: they think a lot, not in a selfish way, but they think they’re great players, and they are. The only question is how to make the business work. That’s what it always comes down to, unfortunately.”

Incidentally, should the running back not find a new team, it is entirely possible that he will return to the Cowboys: “We never rule anything out here,” Jones commented.