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Dallas Cowboys running back is the most recent NFL star to hold out in hopes of receiving a longterm contract. Elliott, according to Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson, may be prepared to mi s the start of the regular season if he does not have a new contract by the end of the preseason. fans are certainly hoping that Elliott does not join the following list of the ugliest holdouts in NFL history, a list that already includes two former Dallas running backs.12. John HannahAt the advice of his agent, Hannah, New England's Hall of Fame offensive lineman, sat out the first three games of the 1977 season Joc Pederson Jersey over a contract dispute. So did Hannah's teammate, fellow lineman Leon Gray (who had the same agent as Hannah).Hannah eventually returned to the Patriots after signing his new deal. While the '77 season was a disappointing one for both himself and the Patriots, Hannah would play eight more seasons in New England after his holdout-shortened season. Over that span, Hannah earned eight Pro Bowl and six All-Pro selections while helping the Patriots advance to their first-ever Super Bowl at the end of the 1985 season. 11. Thomas serves as a cautionary tale for current-day players with regard to playing without a longterm contract. After mi sing Seattle's entire 2018 training camp after failing to come to terms with the team on a longterm contract, Thomas, a six-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro and valuable member of Seattle's championship defense of 2013, returned just before the start of the regular season.Thomas would sustain a broken bone in his left leg during the fourth game of the season, thus ending his season and potentially crippling his value on the 2019 free-agent market. Thomas didn't hide his anger upon sustaining the injury, flipping the middle finger to the ' sideline as he was carted off the field.Despite Max Muncy Jersey the injury, Thomas did ink a four-year, $55 million contract with the this past offseason that includes $32 million guaranteed. 10. Revis' holdout will be remembered by anyone who watched the situation play out in real-time on HBO's "Hard Knocks," which covered the training camp in the summer of 2010. Revis was a standout cornerback who was coming off his first All-Pro season. The Jets, under rookie head coach Rex Ryan, were coming off a surprise run to the AFC title game.Revis' representatives and the Jets' bra s initially failed to come to terms on a new deal, which led Revis to sit out the majority of New York's training camp. With pre sure mounting and "Hard Knocks" watching his every move, a frustrated Ryan drove to Jets owner Woody Johnson's home to help settle the i sue.Shortly after Ryan's meeting with Johnson, Revis was given a four-year, $32 million deal. Revis returned to the team a week before the start of the regular season, helping New York make a return trip to the AFC title game. 9. Emmitt SmithSmith felt that he was in line for a big payday after becoming the first rushing champion to win the Super Bowl. Smith's bo s, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, initially bulked at giving Smith his lucrative new contract, resulting in Smith sitting out the entire 1993 training camp.Smith's absence continued into the regular season, as Dallas stumbled to an 0-2 start that included a home lo s to the , the team that the Cowboys had dismantled in the Super Bowl eight months earlier. Dallas' disastrous start forced a resigned Jones to give Smith his payday. Smith responded by earning All-Pro honors that season while leading the Cowboys to a 12-2 finish to the regular season.Smith wasn't done there, earning MVP honors in Super Bowl XXVIII as Dallas whipped Buffalo for a second-straight year. Trailing at halftime, the Cowboys doubled-down on their use of Smith, who finished the game with 132 yards and two second-half touchdowns in a 30-13 Dallas victory. In the end, Jones got his ring, and Emmitt got his money. Both men currently reside in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.8. Fred DeanThe Hall of Fame defense end had not one but three contentious contract situations during his decorated career.Traded to San Francisco Maury Wills Jersey following a contract dispute in San Diego in 1981, Dean earned All-Pro honors that season while helping the win their first of four Super Bowl titles during the decade. After recording 17 sacks (that included a then single-game record 6 sacks) during the 1983 season, Dean, on the books to make $250,000 that season, wanted a one-year salary of $800,000 entering the 1984 season. After San Francisco decided against giving him the big bonus (they had another contract situation with another future Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, to deal with), Dean opted to skip the first 10 games of the season.Dean made an impact after ending his holdout, recording 4 sacks in five games while helping the 49ers become the first team in league history to win 15 regular-season games. In three postseason games, Dean recorded a whopping 4 sacks while helping spearhead San Francisco's run to a second Super Bowl title in a four-year span. In all, Dean recorded 7 sacks in eight games with the '84 49ers despite not starting in a single game. He played out his contract with San Francisco in 1985, recording just 3 sacks in 16 games without getting a single start. He retired following the season A. J. Pollock Jersey and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.7. Cornelius BennettThe second-overall pick in the 1987 draft, Bennett, an outside linebacker out of Alabama, held out for 102 days after he and the could not come to terms on his rookie contract. At the conclusion of that year's players' strike, Indianapolis included Bennett in a three-team trade that included sending Bennett to Buffalo while receiving All-Pro running back Eric Dickerson from the . While Indianapolis and Dickerson enjoyed some fruitful seasons together, Bennett and the Bills were the clear winners in this transaction. In nine seasons in Buffalo, Bennett earned five Pro Bowl selections while helping the Bills become the first team in NFL history to appear in four consecutive Super Bowls.Ironically, Bennett ended his career with the Colts, enjoying two productive seasons in Indianapolis before retiring after the 2000 season.6. John RigginsRiggins wanted to renegotiate his $300,000 per-year contract entering the 1980 season. Washington refused. Riggins retired. The story could have ended there. But, thankfully for both the and Riggins, it didn't. One year later, in the summer of 1981, new Redskins coach Joe Gibbs decided to visit Riggins at his home to persuade him to re-join the team. Gibbs, unbeknownst to Riggins, was hoping to trade the eccentric running back as soon Russell Martin Jersey as he agreed to come out of retirement. Gibbs got half of his wish. While Riggins agreed to come back, he would only do so if a no-trade clause was included in his contract.Riggins' no-trade clause would ultimately become a ble sing for Gibbs, who rode the legs of his 33-year-old running back to a Su