Ezekiel Elliott probably didn’t expect the first person asking him for money to be a former Ohio State teammate. About an hour after Elliott tweeted a photo of himself signing his rookie contract with the Cowboys, former Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones reminded the running back he’s in debt.
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Elliott was the fourth overall pick in the draft and has a four-year rookie contract worth $24.9 million, with a $16.3 million signing bonus. Jones was taken by the Bills in the fourth round of the draft, 135 picks after Elliott, and will have a rookie deal that pays him about $450,000 annually. While Jones probably doesn’t need the $5, it’s the principle of the matter and easy to see from where he’s coming.
Pay up, Zeke. You can afford it.
