Zeke Speaks: ‘I want to be with the Cowboys for life,’ Ezekiel Elliott tells Maxim

Zeke Speaks: ‘I want to be with the Cowboys for life,’ Ezekiel Elliott tells Maxim

FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is being quoted for the first time since the start of his summer-long holdout, saying “It’s great being a Dallas Cowboy” and adding, “I do want to be a Cowboy for the rest of my life and hopefully that’s a possibility.”

The interview comes off as a bit “canned” and it’s possible it was conducted some time ago. But for Cowboys fans hoping for encouraging words, you get them here.

“.The fanbase we have is the biggest in football, probably the biggest in sports. It’s a dream come true," Elliott said in an exclusive interview with Maxim.

Elliott of course has been away from the team while seeking a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid running back in NFL history. As Dallas moves toward its first regular-season game on Sept. 8 against the New York Giants, Jerry and Stephen Iones may have moved up their offer.

Elliott, however, is so far unmoved.

“Until the very recent deal with Todd Gurley (four years, $60 million with the Rams), I think there was an undervalue of the running back,” said Elliott. “But with guys like Gurley getting drafted so high, then me, and now guys like Saquon [Barkley] getting drafted in the first round, I think we’ve done a great job of bringing back the value of the position, showing the importance of the running back.”

Elliott desires to have all of that happen in Dallas. 

“I want to be a Dallas Cowboy for as long as I can,” Zeke said, adding that his goal goal Is to win Super Bowls with the Cowboys.