The Cowboys are beginning to shut the door on a possible reunion with operating again Ezekiel Elliott.
“I circled again to one in every of my sources at present and was instructed fairly frankly they’re simply not serious about [re-signing Elliott],” Jane Slater of NFL Community mentioned Monday on “NFL Complete Entry.” “After I requested if there was a state of affairs the place they’d carry him again, it appeared like the identical reply I’ve gotten from quite a lot of groups. It might principally require one other damage to a different one in every of their RBs.”
Dallas and different groups most likely do not need to re-sign Elliott, who was launched in March, as a result of he is seen as a declining participant. In 15 video games final season, he rushed for a career-low 876 yards on 231 makes an attempt (3.8 yards per carry). The 27-year-old additionally hasn’t made a Professional Bowl look since 2019.
The Cowboys have already got an improve at RB1 after the emergence of Tony Pollard. The 25-year-old rushed for a career-high 1,007 yards in 16 video games and made his first Professional Bowl final season. Despite the fact that Elliott complemented Pollard as a stable RB2, Dallas has younger, intriguing prospects, equivalent to Deuce Vaughn, who may fill this position.
Vaughn, a sixth-round choice (No. 212 general) within the 2023 NFL Draft, impressed quarterback Dak Prescott. “I feel he’ll be a proficient participant, who might help us instantly,” Prescott mentioned lately of the 21-year-old by way of The Dallas Morning Information.
Dallas is shifting in a brand new path at RB, so bringing Elliott again could be counterintuitive since he would not match inside the Cowboys’ plans.
