Cowboys: Ezekiel Elliott’s workout video will get fans juiced (Video)
By John Buhler
Dallas Cowboys fans will like what they are seeing out of running back Ezekiel Elliott in his latest offseason workout video. A more agile Elliott could do wonders to help fix an underperforming Dallas offense.
2020 was a disaster of a season for the Dallas Cowboys, as well as running back Ezekiel Elliott.
Despite lofty expectations, Elliott and the Cowboys came up painfully short a season ago. Dallas went 6-10 under new head coach Mike McCarthy. Elliott had the worst season of his five-year career out of Ohio State. He rushed for 979 yards on 244 carries for six trips to pay dirt in 15 games. His yards-per-game continues to plummet, declining to a career-worst 65.3 for 2020.
Ezekiel Elliott is setting himself up for success with the 2021 Dallas Cowboys.
Though it did not help that starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the first half of the season, Elliott quickly became irrelevant in the backfield of America’s most popular NFL team. COVID-19 was tough on us all last year, but Elliott is doing his part to make sure his 2021 campaign will be a step in the right direction. He is clearly putting in the work.
If Elliott is a bit more nimble than he was a season ago, he should have no issues being able to rush for over 1,000 yards for the fourth time in his career. While he may no longer be a 300-carry back in his early 20s, Elliott still has a few more prime years left before he will have to pivot again. A quicker and leaner Elliott could lead to a few more explosive plays in the Cowboys offense.
Look for Elliott to have a bounce-back year in 2021 after a trying 2020 season with the Cowboys.