FRISCO, Texas — Simply having three-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott back in the Dallas Cowboys locker room after the team re-signed him to a one-year deal last spring elicited the following reaction from quarterback and BFF Dak Prescott.
“[It’s] the f—ing best,” Cowboys three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott said of Elliott’s return and first full month back in Dallas back in June.
Dallas nine-time Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin concurred.
“The first day he’s back he put a big smile on everyone’s face in the locker room,” Cowboys seven-time First-Team All-Pro right guard Zack Martin said at mandatory minicamp. “He’s got an infectious personality, maybe something we missed at times last year. So, it’s great to have him back.”
If that’s the reaction teammates have for Elliott, imagine the roar of “FEED ZEKE” at AT&T Stadium on Sunday for the team’s Week 2 matchup with the New Orleans Saints when he scores his first touchdown back in his home stadium of eight seasons. Cowboys home games averaged an attendance of 93,594 in 2023, the best in the NFL. He scored a three-yard touchdown in Dallas’ 33-17 road win at the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but he is already looking forward to that feeling at AT&T.
“Definitely expecting it to be better at home, but I mean honestly just want to go out there and get a win,” Elliott said.
“A little of everything,” Elliott said of what went into his three-yard touchdown run in Week 1. “It’s more power and determination. Two, understanding the scheme. Understanding my landmarks. Understanding kind of having an understanding of where a ball might hit, just making sure I stay disciplined.”
For much of his time running on the AT&T Stadium turf, Elliott was of the league’s most feared backs, leading the NFL in rushing yards in two of his first three seasons and pacing the league in rushing yards per game in each of his first…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:10:15
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