{"id":292432,"date":"2023-09-28T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292432"},"modified":"2023-09-28T14:19:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:19:34","slug":"ezekiel-elliott-ready-to-return-to-dallas-with-patriots-its-definitely-going-to-be-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nfl\/ezekiel-elliott-ready-to-return-to-dallas-with-patriots-its-definitely-going-to-be-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezekiel Elliott ready to return to Dallas with Patriots: &#x27;It&#x27;s definitely going to be weird&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots are packing their bags for Arlington, Texas, for a Week 4 date with the Dallas Cowboys this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>That means a meeting between running back \ufeffEzekiel Elliott\ufeff and his former team. The former Cowboys first-round pick was asked Wednesday about the importance of returning to the place he once knew as his NFL home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m necessarily expecting,&#8221; Elliott said, via the Dallas Morning News&#8217; Michael Gehlken. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely going to be weird, just being in a different uniform, being in a different locker room. But I think it&#8217;s going to be a good experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Jerry Jones: Cowboys&#x27; red-zone struggles &#x27;not a long-range concern&#x27;            <\/li>\n<li>              Patriots&#x27; Bill O&#x27;Brien downplays interrogating ex-Cowboys Will Grier, Ezekiel Elliott before Dallas game            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL Power Rankings, Week 4: Prolific Dolphins hit No. 1 spot, while Browns and Packers crack top 10            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elliott&#8217;s breakup with the Cowboys after seven seasons wasn&#8217;t a surprise, but that didn&#8217;t lessen the blow he felt from being released by the team that once relied on him as its star runner. There&#8217;s no hard feelings, of course, even if he admitted &#8220;anyone that gets released or cut, it&#8217;s going to be tough mentally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But life is life,&#8221; Elliott said. &#8220;It is what it is. It was on me to get back on the horse. You can&#8217;t let negatives weigh you down. You gotta take a negative and turn it into a positive. And that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m working to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elliott wasn&#8217;t simply cast aside by a Cowboys team more interested in going with the younger, cheaper \ufeffTony Pollard\ufeff. He said Wednesday his representation did engage in some talks about returning at a lesser salary. That, of course, didn&#8217;t happen, leading Elliott to a Patriots team where he shares the backfield with \ufeffRhamondre Stevenson\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the going has been all right. Elliott has received a little more than a third of the carries split between him and Stevenson, outgaining Stevenson on a per-carry basis with an average of 4.4 yards per attempt (versus Stevenson&#8217;s 2.9 per tote). The combination is powering the league&#8217;s 14th-ranked rushing attack, leaving room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is the weekend in which the Patriots witness a jump in production. Dallas ranks 25th against the run and surrendered 222 rushing yards in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, Elliott is just grateful for a new opportunity to play a part in a team&#8217;s offense. Getting back on the horse has been all right.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/ezekiel-elliott-ready-return-dallas-patriots-definitely-going-to-be-weird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots are packing their bags for Arlington, Texas, for a Week 4 date with the Dallas Cowboys this weekend. That means a meeting between running back \ufeffEzekiel Elliott\ufeff and his former team. 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