Ezekiel Elliott's agents to 'figure out his value' at 2023 NFL Scouting Combine

As Dallas Cowboys former first-round draft pick Ezekiel Elliott prepares to take a potential pay cut for the 2023 season, his agents are getting ready to do some digging on the running back’s current value.

According to ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter, Elliott’s agents want to “figure out his value to other teams” at the Scouting Combine.

The 2023 NFL Scouting Combine begins on Feb. 28 in Indianapolis and extends through March 6.

Although it is technically tampering for NFL teams to engage in discussions about players, it is considered the norm – as long as it’s kept under wraps.

As for Elliott’s agents, it’s common practice for them to gather as much information as possible before sitting down for negotiations.

Elliott still has another year left on his Cowboys contract but with a $16.7 million cap hit coming in 2023 and his declined production in 2022, there’s some cost-benefit analysis to do. The best-case scenario is the former Buckeye agreeing to whatever pay cut the Cowboys need to get under the salary cap. However, if he refuses, there is another option.

Dallas could cut Elliott, even though he remains as one of the faces of the franchise, in order to save $11 million, but only after June 1.

Stephen Jones: ‘You always want Zeke’

After parting ways with running backs coach Skip Peete, the Cowboys ownership must now consider whether to hold on to Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard, or both.

According to Stephen Jones, as long as the former first-rounder is open to working out the numbers in a restructure, he’ll be in Dallas next season.

“You always want Zeke … but do the numbers work?” Jones said on Wednesday. “You can’t define what Zeke does for our football team.”

If the Cowboys cut Elliott after June 1, they could add $10.9 million in cap space. The former Ohio State star has already told reporters after the season finale that he wants to stay with Dallas, even if that means a pay cut.

Elliott had his least productive season yet in his seven-year career. He had 876 yards on 231 carries in 15 games, averaging 3.8 yards per carry.