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04/29 07:02 CDT Cowboys and running back Ezekiel Elliott reuniting after
agreeing to deal, AP source says
Cowboys and running back Ezekiel Elliott reuniting after agreeing to deal, AP
source says
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Pro Football Writer
DALLAS (AP) --- The Dallas Cowboys are reuniting with running back Ezekiel
Elliott after agreeing to terms on a contract with the former two-time rushing
champion, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday.
Elliott returns to the Cowboys a year after they let him go in a cost-cutting
move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity
because the agreement was pending a physical.
The Cowboys acknowledged during the draft last weekend that they had recently
met with Elliott and his representatives.
Dallas didn't draft a running back after moving from its starter each of the
past two seasons, and owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he thought
Elliott was still a starting-caliber back.
Elliott, who will turn 29 just as the Cowboys report for training camp in
California in July, spent last season as the backup to Rhamondre Stevenson in
New England but started the last five games when Stephenson was injured.
Elliott won rushing titles in two of his first three seasons with the Cowboys
and is the third-leading rusher in franchise history with 8,262 yards. He
trails two Pro Football Hall of Famers --- all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt
Smith and Tony Dorsett.
Tony Pollard replaced Elliott last season but didn't have an impact to match
his $10.1 million salary playing on the franchise tag. Pollard signed with
Tennessee in free agency.
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