Jerry Jones thinks Dallas Cowboys will see different Ezekiel Elliott in 2018


GRAPEVINE, Texas - Owner and general manager Jerry Jones believes the Dallas Cowboys will see a different Ezekiel Elliott in 2018.

From almost the start of training camp to the halfway point of the regular season in 2017, Elliott had to deal with the legal battles waged prior to the implementation of the six-game suspension, and then the effects of not being around the team and its strength and conditioning and athletic training staffs.

"I think that not having to address that mentally and physically, not having to think about not only the interruption of the potential suspension and the suspension but just the physical interruption, the physical aspect of that," Jones said from the team's sponsorship golf tournament at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas. "But from the standpoint of mentally, there is no question -- I'm 100 percent sure -- to not have that on your mind, to not have the ambiguity of not knowing timelines, those kinds of things, there's no doubt in my mind it will make a significant difference in how he can focus, how he can focus not only on the next practice but the next game and the entire season."

During the season, Elliott and the Cowboys maintained the running back was not affected by the process. In 10 games, he ran for 983 yards and seven touchdowns on 242 carries.

He had at least 80 yards rushing in nine of the 10 games and had a three-game run in which he had at least 114 yards rushing. In his return from suspension, he ran for 97 and 103 yards against the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles.

Since the Cowboys picked him fourth overall in 2016, the offense has been centered around Elliott, who led the NFL in rushing as a rookie. With the release of Dez Bryant and the retirement of Jason Witten, the Cowboys' offense will continue to be focused on Elliott in 2018.

"Yes, I think that I give him a big arrow (up) as to what his performance might be without the overhang of the issue he faced last year," Jones said.





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