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holdout may not end before the Cowboys take the field against the Giants in Week 1.Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson, after speaking to one of Elliott's agents over the weekend, said Monday on Fox Sports' "Undisputed" that it's po sible that Elliot continues his holdout well into the regular season. Elliott, a two-time Pro Bowl running back who is entering the final year of his four-year, $24,956,341 rookie contract, has yet to Juan Marichal Jersey participate in Dallas' 2019 training camp and has instead been training on his own in Cabo. "I talked to Zeke's agent yesterday, and he said, 'It's po sible. It really is po sible he will mi s some games.' He wants to play, but this is busine s. Zeke's the best player on that football team. If he mi ses 4 weeks, I guarantee you they'll probably win 1." UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) "It's po sible," Dickerson said of Elliott's holdout continuing into the regular season. "I talked to his agent yesterday ... and he said that it's po sible, it really is po sible that he will mi s some games. He doesn't want to. As a football player, you want to play football He wants to be in there with his teammates, he wants to play. But this is busine s. That's what it comes down to." More on Zeke Dickerson, who staged a legendary holdout with the at about the same point in his career, thinks that the Cowboys would Stephen Vogt Jersey have a tough time winning any of their first four games a suming Elliott's holdout lasts that long. Dallas opens the season with a home game against the before taking on the on the road. The Cowboys return home for a Week 3 matchup against the before heading to New Orleans to take on the in Week 4. "The sad thing is that, as Zeke goes, the Cowboys go," Dickerson said. "Zeke is the best football player on that football team. Let's be honest about that."While Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been under some heat for failing to come to terms with Elliott on a long-term contract, Dickerson said that neither Elliott or Jones is who is truly to blame for Dallas' current situation."I think the big thing is not even blaming Zeke or blaming Jerry Jones, the owner. This goes back to 2011 with the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement)," Dickerson said Burch Smith Jersey . "That's where it starts. You can't tie a running back up. Our career is short. You got these guys four years. Four years, then an option. Plus two franchise tags. You got to get paid while you can." Dickerson has a point. In 2011, the CBA pa sed new guidelines restricting how much rookies Dereck Rodriguez Jersey can receive in their first contract. While the guidelines were mostly put in place to protect teams from overpaying on players that are unproven at the profe sional level, they also crippled the earning power of running backs, a position that has the league's shortest shelf life.Elliott, a suming Dickerson's comments Monday are accurate, could be prepared to follow in 's footsteps. Bell, a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro running back during his five active seasons with the , sat out the entire 2018 season after he and the Steelers could not agree on a long-term contract before the start of the regular season. While he may have hurt himself in terms of getting a longer contract (Pittsburgh reportedly offered him a five-year, $70 million deal), Bell did ultimately sign a four-year deal with the that can reach up to $61 million with incentives. Bell also received $27 million guaranteed, reportedly $10 million more in guaranteed money than he would have received from the Steelers.It will be interesting to see how long Jones decides to wait to resign Elliott if his holdout continues into the regular season. In 1993, Jones gave in and gave Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith his long-term deal after the Smith-le s Cowboys started the season with two lo ses. With Smith back in the fold, the Cowboys won 15 of their final 17 games that included a second consecutive victory over the . Jones may be faced with a similar decision if Elliott does elect to mi s the start of the regular season. What he would decide Blank Jersey to do this time around is anyone's gue s.