Frisco, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys in 2024? It may be hard to believe, but it's certainly possible. As reported in mid-Marchbut LaVar not only seems to be on the road to a potential reunion, but he also seems to be gaining a little speed on the turnpike for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Elliott's agent formally met with the Cowboys at team headquarters on Wednesday, just over 24 hours after this year's draft began in Detroit.
Indeed, the Cowboys recently signed Royce Freeman in the weeks following Tony Pollard's free agency departure to the Tennessee Titans, but the addition of Freeman could open up the Cowboys to yet another addition. There was no sense of being excluded from an increasingly sexualized market. Veteran at the position post-draft.
Despite the re-signing, there's a very real possibility that it's Elliott, and it always will be. Rico Doodle signed a one-year contract this spring.
Speaking with executive vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones after Tuesday's televised pre-draft press conference, it was clear the door was not closed for the running back position.
“no, [because] We want a lot of competition there,” Jones said.
Elliott was a two-time All-Pro and record-setting player with the Cowboys during his prime, being drafted fourth overall in 2016 and going on to win two NFL rushing titles, three Pro Bowls, and 8,262 rushing yards (8,262 rushing yards). 3rd place). (in franchise history) and 68 touchdowns (also third in franchise history – behind only Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett) – a feat he accomplished in just seven seasons.
He also averaged 4.4 yards per carry (also third) and 80.2 yards per game (also third) with the Cowboys.
He may not be playing at that level yet, but there's plenty of evidence that he can be the player the Cowboys need in 2024. He's a durable veteran with knowledge of the entire offense, the quarterback and head coach, and the bully. An on-ball mentality that the organization sorely missed last season.
Elliott spent his only season away from the Cowboys with the New England Patriots, finishing the 2023 season wearing No. 15 with an impressive 965 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns in just five starts. He left an excellent result.
This equates to nine fewer starts and just 13 fewer scrimmage yards than his previous season with the Cowboys, and his ability to still be productive and have an efficient touch at age 28. It tells the story.
Although a deal is not imminent at this point, the vehicles connecting the two sides are no longer parked in the parking spaces.
