ARLINGTON -- It's going down to the wire with the holdout.With the preseason finale now wrapped for the , all eyes turn to and peer more pa sionately toward the two-time NFL rushing champ, as the world wonders if Elliott will be in uniform when the team kicks off the season opener against the . Talks between both sides have been Brian Orakpo Jersey steadily progre sive and optimistic up to this point, barring an off-the-cuff comment or two from owner Jerry Jones that's added extra flavoring to the situation. From his well-positioned "Zeke who?" joke to remarks that continually remind everyone of the Cowboys' readine s to start the season without their two-time All-Pro, Jones has been in prime negotiating form for weeks now.That didn't stop when he addre sed the media following the team's Mekhi Sargent Jersey 17-15 lo s to the , with Jones rea serting just how prepped the Cowboys are in the event Elliott pushes his holdout into September.If anything, he sounds like he's conceded it'll happen, or at least ."I'm operating as though right now he's going to mi s regular season games," he said. "My entire expectation for what we're putting together as a team right now would anticipate with him holding out, Briley Moore Jersey and not having made it to training camp or the preseason -- is that he's going to mi s games. I just accept that."It's entirely po sible there's a scenario that unfolds that forces Elliott's hand, , and Jones knows it. Both he and team exec Stephen Jones have recently stated they anticipate a deal being done before Week 1, with the obvious caveat that they can't guarantee it. Still, Jones is Elijah Molden Jersey ready if things fall through in the final chapter of talks, but what he's not willing to accept is Elliott mi sing an entire season. "He can't, and won't, mi s them all," Jones said firmly. "We need Zeke. We're a better team with Zeke.", and no matter how the team weaves the narrative in the media, both the Cowboys and Elliott want to be married for the long-term; and both want a reunion as soon as it is po sible. To that end, it remains likely a deal lands at some point before Sept. 8.For those wondering if Jones has a deadline on when Elliott must report in order to play against the Giants? and the level of conditioning he's undergone in Cabo, the Cowboys have no concerns on if the two-time Pro Bowler Jamal Carter Jersey will be ready -- whether he reports on Monday, or Friday."No, there's no deadline for that ." The only thing left to do now is agree to terms.
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