The national nightmare ended days before the Dallas Cowboys started their season. Ezekiel Elliott re-signed with the team and became the highest-paid running back.

Dallas could now move into Week 1 after a summer of wondering how long Elliott’s holdout would last and who would blink first in contract negotiations. Elliott signed a six-year, $90 million deal making him the richest running back in football and putting the Cowboys into the Super Bowl conversation.

Dak Prescott will be under center for Dallas as they look to repeat as division champions. Prescott also gets a full season of Amari Cooper – who the team acquired from the Oakland Raiders in the middle of last season. And Randall Cobb also re-joined the team.

Jason Witten returned from retirement and will look to be another threat as he dons the star on his helmet once again.

Defensively, the Cowboys were among the top teams allowing the fewest yards per game and fewest total points. DeMarcus Lawrence received a huge contract extension from the Cowboys and is looking to perform once again following surgery to repair his torn labrum.

Dallas is poised to be one of the top teams in the NFL.

Read below for more about the Cowboys heading into the 2019 season.

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2019 SCHEDULE

In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Channel	Opponent
1	Sept. 8	4:25 pm	FOX	New York Giants
2	Sept. 15	1:00 pm	FOX	@ Washington Redskins
3	Sept. 22	1:00 pm	FOX	Miami Dolphins
4	Sept. 29	8:20 pm	NBC	@ New Orleans Saints
5	Oct. 6	4:25 pm	FOX	Green Bay Packers
6	Oct. 13	4:25 pm	CBS	@ New York Jets
7	Oct. 20	8:20 pm	NBC	Philadelphia Eagles
8				Bye
9	Nov. 4	8:15 pm	ESPN	@ New York Giants
10	Nov. 10	8:20 pm	NBC	Minnesota Vikings
11	Nov. 17	1:00 pm	FOX	@ Detroit Lions
12	Nov. 24	4:25 pm	FOX	@ New England Patriots
13	Nov. 28	4:30 pm	CBS	Buffalo Bills
14	Dec. 5	8:20 pm	FOX/NFL	@ Chicago Bears
15	Dec. 15	4:25 pm	FOX	Los Angeles Rams
16	Dec. 22	4:25 pm	FOX	@ Philadelphia Eagles
17	Dec. 29	1:00 pm	FOX	Washington Redskins

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with teammates on the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

QB: Dak Prescott
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
RB: Tony Pollard
WR: Amari Cooper
DE: Robert Quinn
LB: DeMarcus Lawrence
LB: Leighton Vander Esch

COWBOYS DRAFT PICKS

Dallas Cowboys' Michael Gallup (13) and Tony Pollard (36) celebrate a touchdown catch by Gallup in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Round 2, Pick 58: Trysten Hill, DT
Round 3, Pick 90: Connor McGovern, G
Round 4, Pick 128: Tony Pollard, RB
Round 5, Pick 158: Mike Jackson Sr., CB
Round 5, Pick 165: Joe Jackson, DE
Round 6, Pick 213: Donovan Wilson, S
Round 7, Pick 218: Mike Weber Jr., RB
Round 7, Pick 241: Jalen Jenks, DE

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