Sources: Pollard unlikely to get deal by deadline

The Dallas Cowboys and working again Tony Pollard aren’t anticipated to succeed in settlement on a long-term contract earlier than Monday’s deadline for franchised gamers to comply with long-term contracts, barring a late change, sources advised ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Pollard is considered one of three gamers — all working backs — who obtained the franchise tag and nonetheless haven’t agreed to a long-term contract. In contrast to Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobsthe opposite two tagged working backs, Pollard has signed his franchise tender, price $10.09 million for the 2023 season, and attended the Cowboys’ offseason program.

The deadline for the three gamers to comply with long-term contracts is 4 p.m. ET Monday.

Pollard will take over the lead working again function this season for the Cowboys after the workforce launched longtime starter Ezekiel Elliott earlier this offseason. He mentioned in Might that he expects to be totally able to observe in coaching camp after having surgical procedure to restore an ankle harm he suffered in Dallas’ playoff loss to the san francisco 49ers in January.

Two days after the playoff loss, Pollard underwent a “tightrope” process as a substitute of a surgical procedure that required screws into the tibia and fibula for a restore. On this process, a braided polyethylene twine, quite than a inflexible surgical screw, is utilized to revive the unique place of the bones and to permit for correct therapeutic. He additionally suffered a fractured fibula, which has healed.

Pollard was named to the Professional Bowl after speeding for a career-high 1,007 yards on 193 carries with 9 speeding touchdowns. He additionally caught 39 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns. Earlier than final season, he had by no means had greater than 130 carries or 719 speeding yards in a season.

Cowboys veterans are scheduled to report back to coaching camp in Oxnard, California, on July 25.

ESPN’s Todd Archer contributed to this report.