Ezekiel Elliott shall be a wholesome scratch for the Dallas Cowboys once they face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
The Cowboys operating again didn’t make the workforce journey to Atlanta for disciplinary causes, according to multiple reports. Veteran operating again Dalvin Cook was named to the Cowboys’ apply squad forward of Sunday’s recreation.
While it is unclear what prompted the Cowboys to punish Elliott, he did not have a robust season after returning to Dallas in free company final offseason. Elliott ran for simply 149 yards on 3.1 yards per carry and two touchdowns in his first seven video games. Last week he totaled 10 carries within the Cowboys’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a season excessive.
Elliott, 29, returned to the Cowboys after spending one season with the New England Patriots in 2023. Last season he recorded a career-high 642 speeding yards, however had 51 receptions for 313 yards and scored 5 touchdowns totals in New England after Dallas launched him within the 2023 offseason.
The Cowboys determined to convey Elliott again on a one-year contract with $2.15 million assured as they misplaced operating again Tony Pollard in free company. Rico Dowdle leads the workforce in carries (59) and speeding yards (246) regardless of taking part in one fewer recreation than Elliott.
Before his launch in 2023, Elliott was one of the vital common Cowboys gamers since his championship-winning seasons within the Nineties. He made three Pro Bowls throughout his seven years with the workforce after they chose him with the fourth total choose within the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Now, Elliott shall be changed by probably the greatest operating backs of the late 2010s and early 2020s, at the very least for Sunday’s recreation. Cook rushed for at the very least 1,000 yards in 4 of his six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings earlier than being launched in 2023. He struggled to make an affect with the New York Jets final season after which joined the Baltimore Ravens for operating again playoffs. Cook signed with Dallas’ apply squad earlier than the beginning of the season and made his debut final week, recording six carries for 12 yards within the loss to San Francisco.
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