Cowboys Ex Zeke & Dalvin ‘Know Where They’ll Sign!’ Insider Conspiracy?

"Dalvin Cook and Zeke are gonna sign with two weeks to go (before the season starts). I think both know where they're gonna go.'' - NFL 'insider' Mike Lombardi on Cowboys ex Ezekiel Elliott and what would be a huge running back "secret.''

FRISCO - Is Zeke a sneak? 

We’re not big on NFL conspiracy theories. Most phenomenons are explainable and most secrets get exposed.

But a former Bill Belichick aide had uncorked a doozy here, and we will therefore allow it some elbow room as it relates to Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook having cooked up some sneaky plan to sign with new teams …

With only former New England Patriots exec Michael Lombardi having the connections to be able to unearth the mystery.

According to former NFL general manager (and Belichick lieutenant) Lombardi, Cook and Elliott have already make arrangements to sign with their next teams.

Realky?! Lombardi was asked about Elliott and Dalvin Cook on "The Pat McAfee Show" Thursday, and he predicted they will sign later this month. … and he offered some conspiratorial reasoning.

"I think Dalvin and Zeke are gonna sign with two weeks to go (before the season starts),” Lombardi said. "I think both know where they're gonna go. I think both don't want to play yet until camp gets over."

"I think Dalvin Cook and Zeke Elliot are both gonna sign two weeks before the season starts" ~ @mlombardiNFL #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/URp1hcuTEF

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 10, 2023

The concept is intriguing. The Patriots - the only team Elliott has visited - are mentioned here in regard to Zeke. From where would Lombardi garner this intel? Dot-connecting suggests a Zeke tie with New England.

Yes, the Dallas Cowboys, who cut Elliott in a salary cap move this offseason, are often mentioned as a candidate to re-sign him, but sources in Dallas continue to tell us that is not the plan.

So Dalvin has a done-deal destination … but nobody knows about it except Lombardi? Hmmm. And Zeke, coincidentally, has the exact same sneaky secret? Hmmm.

This is all very intriguing, but … what’s the reason for knowing but waiting? Because Zeke and Dalvin “don’t want to play” preseason games? Really? The Patriots or the Jets or the Bills or the Dolphins or the Cowboys would demand that Cook/Elliott play in exhibition outings?

Ummm, no, they wouldn’t.

Additionally, if, say, Elliott already “knows” he’s got a deal with the Patriots, that means Belichick (obviously) also knows. So Bill has a happy handshake agreement with Elliott to show up whenever he damn pleases?

Ummm, no, he doesn’t.

The reality - and we’re a bit stunned that Lombardi veered off this path - is that if Elliott and New England have a deal, there’s no need for secretiveness and no need for chicanery. They’d simply ink the agreement, announce it, and put Zeke on PUP for the month while getting him ready for Week 1 in September.

Much more likely than Lombardi’s “Inspector Clouseau” routine: This is “Occam’s Razor” stuff, “K.I.S.S.” stuff. Cook and Zeke haven’t signed contracts yet because they haven’t been offered enough, in their eyes, to do so.

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