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Elliott a no-show at Cowboys camp
Two-time rushing champ wants new deal right away
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott wasn’t on the team plane Thursday when it departed Dallas for training camp in Oxnard, Calif., and didn’t show up for the morning physical or the conditioning run Friday, officially meaning he’s in a holdout.
The two-time NFL rushing champion has two years left on his rookie deal, but he wants to get paid immediately just as Rams running back Todd Gurley did last year in agreeing to a 4-year, $60 million contract extension.
Elliott can be fined $40,000 for each day of training camp that he misses. And he would lose the opportunity to earn an accrued season if he doesn’t report by Aug. 6.
Speaking at a news conference, Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones said that Elliott officially was late.
“We expect everybody that’s under contract to be here at camp,” he said.
Cowboys VP Stephen Jones said that he’s in discussions with Elliott’s agent on a new contract.
“We feel optimistic that things usually work themselves out,” Stephen Jones said.
The Cowboys have said they plan on signing Elliott to an extension but prioritized him behind new deals for quarterback Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper because they’re heading into the final year of their contracts.
Wagner lands big deal:
The Seahawks and four-time All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner agreed to terms on a three-year extension through 2022 worth $54 million with $40.2 million guaranteed, ESPN reported.
The deal, which Wagner, 29, negotiated himself, makes him the league’s highest-paid inside linebacker.
Rams reward McVay, Snead:
Coach Sean McVay and GM Les Snead received their rewards for their two-year transformation of the defending NFC champion Rams.
McVay, 33, and Snead, 48, agreed to contract extensions through 2023.
Financial terms of the contracts weren’t disclosed.
Giants lose Coleman:
The Giants announced Friday that wide receiver Corey Coleman tore his ACL during the first practice of camp Thursday.
The 25-year-old former first-round Browns draft pick was on the verge of a career resurrection entering his second season with the Giants. Now he has to hope he can recover in time to be himself in 2020.
Garoppolo can practice:
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be cleared for full-team drills but will ease into his workload and will not play in at least the 49ers’ exhibition opener, coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday as training camp opened in Santa Clara, Calif.
Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL last season in Week 3.
Daniels wastes no time:
The Lions and former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Mike Daniels agreed to a one-year, $9.1 million contract with $7.8 million guaranteed, ESPN reported.
Daniels, 30, was released earlier this week after seven seasons with the Packers.
Okung was near death:
Chargers left tackle Russell Okung announced Thursday on social media that he recently survived a “near-death type experience.”
Okung, 31, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, suffered a pulmonary embolism June 1. He was placed on the non-football injury list Wednesday.
The Chargers don’t have a timetable for Okung’s return and are prepared that he could miss all of camp.