The Dallas Cowboys and the three-time Pro Bowl free-agent running back, Ezekiel Elliott, have similar interests moving forward. It has been reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
The deal, however, has not yet reached its further stages but both parties are open to the agreement. The CFP national champion of 2014 was selected in the 2016 NFL Draft in the first round as the fourth pick.
He was picked by the Dallas Cowboys and with them he played from 2016 to 2022, then joined the New England Patriots on a one-year $3 million deal. Elliott played in all seventeen games with the Patriots and during the concluding weeks, he saw more workload as Rhamondre Stevenson was down with an ankle sprain.
Elliot led the Patriots in rushing yards and receptions and played fifty-one percent of his offensive snaps. He concluded with 642 yards on 184 carries, including three touchdowns. His receptions were the highest, with 51 for 313 yards, as per ESPN.
He was the NFL rushing yards leader in both 2016 and 2018. The CFP national champion offensive MVP, has recorded 8,904 yards including 71 touchdowns in his career.
After another disappointing end to an NFL season, with the Dallas Cowboys flaming out in the first round of the NFL playoffs, the team was expected to make some substantial changes during the offseason in order to right the ship in 2024.
However, America’s Team has stood pat for the most part during this offseason, which hasn’t sat well with their fans, who were hoping for changes that would lead to excitement heading into the 2024 campaign.
Along with failing to add vital pieces to the championship puzzle during this offseason, the Cowboys lost running back Tony Pollard to the Tennessee Titans, where he’ll replace veteran star Derrick Henry.
With Pollard leaving town, the Cowboys are nowhere near the deep team they once were at the running back position, which is not ideal for the offense moving forward.
Even though Pollard has left town, Dallas has a chance to bring back a familiar face in the form of veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott, who spent last season with the New England Patriots.
Apparently, the Cowboys and Elliott are mutually interested in a reunion, via NFL on ESPN.
“Ezekiel Elliott needs a team and there’s not a team that makes any more sense than the Dallas Cowboys,” Adam Schefter said.
Elliott racked up 12 total touchdowns in his last season with the Cowboys and would be a valuable piece to the puzzle in Dallas if he can get back to producing at a high level coming out of the backfield.
