The Facts: As the Cowboys return to Dallas from Hawaii, Elliott is headed back to Cabo San Lucas not in the best of spirits. As previously noted, Elliott and his agent Rocky Arceneaux are miffed at a joke owner Jerry Jones made at Elliott’s expense following Saturday’s 14-10 victory against the Los Angeles Rams. Asked if rookie Tony Pollard’s impressive play was helping him with the Elliott negotiations, Jones quipped, “Zeke who?” to roaring laughter. “I didn’t think it was funny and neither did Zeke — we actually thought it was disrespectful,” Arceneaux told ESPN’s Chris Mortenson.

Diehards Line:A source confirmed to Fort Worth Star-Telegram staffer Clarence E. Hill Elliott’s unhappiness with the joke and said things could get interesting in the next few days. Jones, however, did apologize for the joke on the spot and acknowledged that Elliott was a big part of their plans with Pollard working with him and not as a replacement for him. Beyond that, Elliott and the Cowboys have not made any progress in contract talks and have had little communication over the last couple of weeks, a source told Hill.