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05-17-2007, 12:30 PM
IRVING – An unhappy Greg Ellis said he plans to meet with Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones in the near future about his playing status and contract.
"I'm waiting on him," Ellis said Wednesday.
The outside linebacker is concerned about his future after the team drafted Anthony Spencer in the first round of the NFL draft.
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Spencer, from Purdue, is moving from defensive end to outside linebacker.
Coach Wade Phillips has said Ellis remains the starter.
Ellis was the Cowboys' best pass rusher last season until he tore his left Achilles' tendon at Arizona on Nov. 12. He missed the final seven games of the season and finished with 4 ½ sacks and 34 total tackles.
Several players noted Ellis' absence was a glaring weakness at the end of last season.
The Cowboys drafted Spencer with the goal of getting younger and adding depth at linebacker.
"I think it's pretty self-explanatory," said Ellis, 31. "You don't draft a first-rounder to sit him on the bench. It's not a question of why they drafted him. They plan on playing him. He's a nice kid, and he's going to need to play because he's a first-rounder."
Spencer reached out to Ellis during minicamp to talk about switching positions, and Ellis was happy to oblige.
Ellis, who asked for a trade last year when he was moved from defensive end to outside linebacker, is disturbed about the Cowboys' commitment to him financially.
Ellis, signed through 2009, would like a contract extension and a possible raise in salary. He will earn a base salary of $2.5 million in 2007.
"This is professional sports and money and salaries are involved, so it's always that area where you can spend some time," Jones said. "I don't know that worry is the proper word to describe it, but certainly a response that you look for is that everybody wants more money."
Romo making the rounds: Tony Romo made it back in time from Tuesday's Country Music Awards in Las Vegas to play in the team's annual sponsors' golf tournament at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine.
Romo accompanied Carrie Underwood to the CMAs, saying they are "good friends." Underwood attended Romo's birthday party last month at Ghostbar.
"We get to see each other go through different things in life," Romo said. "It's nice to go and support. ... Personally, I wouldn't do it if it wasn't for someone you care about. It was neat to go there and listen to some good music and get away for the night."
Romo caught some good-natured grief from his teammates, especially for holding Underwood's purse after she won an award.
"Anytime you do stuff like that you are going to take a ribbing," Romo said. "It goes with the job."
Super Bowl bid upcoming: A week from today, the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee will be making its presentation to the NFL owners in Nashville for the right to host the 2011 game.
"We've got a great presentation," Jerry Jones said. "Roger Staubach and the Super Bowl Committee have really worked hard, and we really have our work cut out for us to make a presentation that's going to convince these owners to vote for us. It's a vote and it's a serious vote, but we've got a lot to offer in North Texas, with the football tradition in this area right at the top of the list."
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"I'm waiting on him," Ellis said Wednesday.
The outside linebacker is concerned about his future after the team drafted Anthony Spencer in the first round of the NFL draft.
Cowboys/NFL
Cowboys' Ellis unhappy - again
Davis to the rescue
Video: Cowboys hit the links
Schedule wallpaper
Cowboys Blog
More Cowboys
Spencer, from Purdue, is moving from defensive end to outside linebacker.
Coach Wade Phillips has said Ellis remains the starter.
Ellis was the Cowboys' best pass rusher last season until he tore his left Achilles' tendon at Arizona on Nov. 12. He missed the final seven games of the season and finished with 4 ½ sacks and 34 total tackles.
Several players noted Ellis' absence was a glaring weakness at the end of last season.
The Cowboys drafted Spencer with the goal of getting younger and adding depth at linebacker.
"I think it's pretty self-explanatory," said Ellis, 31. "You don't draft a first-rounder to sit him on the bench. It's not a question of why they drafted him. They plan on playing him. He's a nice kid, and he's going to need to play because he's a first-rounder."
Spencer reached out to Ellis during minicamp to talk about switching positions, and Ellis was happy to oblige.
Ellis, who asked for a trade last year when he was moved from defensive end to outside linebacker, is disturbed about the Cowboys' commitment to him financially.
Ellis, signed through 2009, would like a contract extension and a possible raise in salary. He will earn a base salary of $2.5 million in 2007.
"This is professional sports and money and salaries are involved, so it's always that area where you can spend some time," Jones said. "I don't know that worry is the proper word to describe it, but certainly a response that you look for is that everybody wants more money."
Romo making the rounds: Tony Romo made it back in time from Tuesday's Country Music Awards in Las Vegas to play in the team's annual sponsors' golf tournament at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine.
Romo accompanied Carrie Underwood to the CMAs, saying they are "good friends." Underwood attended Romo's birthday party last month at Ghostbar.
"We get to see each other go through different things in life," Romo said. "It's nice to go and support. ... Personally, I wouldn't do it if it wasn't for someone you care about. It was neat to go there and listen to some good music and get away for the night."
Romo caught some good-natured grief from his teammates, especially for holding Underwood's purse after she won an award.
"Anytime you do stuff like that you are going to take a ribbing," Romo said. "It goes with the job."
Super Bowl bid upcoming: A week from today, the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee will be making its presentation to the NFL owners in Nashville for the right to host the 2011 game.
"We've got a great presentation," Jerry Jones said. "Roger Staubach and the Super Bowl Committee have really worked hard, and we really have our work cut out for us to make a presentation that's going to convince these owners to vote for us. It's a vote and it's a serious vote, but we've got a lot to offer in North Texas, with the football tradition in this area right at the top of the list."
tarcher@dallasnews.com
cwatkins@dallasnews.com