3 strangest players to ever play in a Cowboys jersey

2. Eddie George

Speaking of seeing a career fall apart in Dallas, Eddie George’s terrible tenure with the Cowboys might have cost him his place in Canton. George was one of the best running backs of his generation. After eight seasons and 10,000 yards with the Titans, George signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys.

George fell off a cliff. He was injured multiple times, and he was ineffective when he was on the field. He finished the 2004 season with 432 yards, a career low. Not only was it a career low, but it was also less than half the yards he had ever rushed for in a season. It was dreadful to watch. He eventually lost his starting job to Julius Jones.

This was a player that was electric in his time. Running backs were as important as ever in the mid-90s and early 2000s. Coming off Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith, George looked like the next great player at the position. His career was still one of the greats of this era, but the cliff he ran off changed the perception.

George has a long list of accolades, but he isn’t enshrined in the Hall. Is the bad taste that his final season left the reason he’s held out? It’s probably more complicated than that, but it has to be a part of the equation. Oh well, at least the team considers him a “legend.”