Ezekiel Elliott explains why it's important to be the NFL's highest paid player and his thoughts on "Zeke Who?"

Ezekiel Elliott appeared in front of the media Wednesday afternoon as the best return to the game in football. He explained how important it was for him.

Why?

"Because I think I'm the best," said Elliott.

The $ 90 million extension that Elliott and his representatives agreed to earlier in the day has made him the best back in the history of the NFL. Elliott stated that when he had slept well after midnight (he was only sleeping for about an hour and a half), he did not think that an agreement would be reached in time for that. he can participate in Wednesday's training.

He received the call shortly after 6am so that he was allowed to leave.

"Yeah, it took them a few phone calls to wake me up," said Elliott, who acknowledged that he had not prepared for the possibility that he would miss the first match of the regular season of Sunday.

"I was really very worried because I really wanted to be here for the start of the season, I'm glad it was accomplished when I did it and happy to be able to join my teammates and start the season." with them."

Elliott said he was confident he could handle as many keys as the coaching staff sent him against the Giants. He said that he had not taken any of the comments made by Jerry and Stephen Jones to the media during the reporting personally.

"These are just negotiations," said Elliott. "You have to go through, we are good."

Even the joke 'Zeke Who & # 39; the owner did after the second preseason game?

"I mean, it's so far behind us," said Elliott, who then added that he had not spoken to Jerry Jones since the spring. "We signed an agreement, so it's useless to talk about these other things."