Photo: Instagram/Ezekiel Elliott On Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys announced that they have released running back Ezekiel Elliott , making him a free agent. Elliott's $16.7 million salary was set to count against the team's salary cap, but the Cowboys will now save almost $11 million against the 2023 cap after designating him a post-June 1 cut. However, they will not get the cap credit until June 1. While team owner and general manager Jerry Jones remained open to keeping Elliott and Tony Pollard , it was always unlikely as Elliott would have had to accept a substantial pay cut. Photo: Instagram/Ezekiel Elliott In the past, the Cowboys did not make pay-cut offers to high-profile releases like DeMarcus Ware or Dez Bryant . Jones praised Elliott's impact on the team in a statement, saying that his "impact and influence is seared into the Cowboys franchise in a very special and indelible way." Meanwhile, the Cowboys restructured the contracts of defensive end DeMar...