{"id":8846,"date":"2025-01-02T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T11:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8846"},"modified":"2025-01-02T11:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T11:58:44","slug":"breaking-news-dallas-cowboys-release-rb-ezekiel-elliott-ahead-of-week-18-game-vs-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8846","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Dallas Cowboys release RB Ezekiel Elliott ahead of Week 18 game vs. Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/02\/USAT\/76013726007-usatsi-24427857.jpg?crop=3122,1756,x0,y95&amp;width=3122&amp;height=1756&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys release RB Ezekiel Elliott ahead of Week 18 game vs.  Commanders\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The\u00a0Ezekiel Elliott\u00a0era is over in\u00a0Dallas\u00a0again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The\u00a0Cowboys are releasing the 29-year-old running back\u00a0ahead of their\u00a0Week 18 game\u00a0at home against the\u00a0Washington Commanders. Elliott reportedly requested his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This is the\u00a0second time in three seasons\u00a0the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0have released Elliott. He tallied four carries for three yards and a touchdown over the last two games for Dallas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Elliott led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016 and 2018 with the Cowboys and made three Pro Bowls with the team (2016, 2018, 2019). Dallas released him after the 2022 NFL season and Elliott spent the 2023 season with the\u00a0New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ2fxsH91ooDFUqR6QUdYiEGnw\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He had 955 total yards and five touchdowns with New England before hitting free agency again last offseason and\u00a0signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He took a secondary role in the backfield behind starter\u00a0Rico Dowdle\u00a0this season and is on pace for career lows in nearly every category, including carries, rushing yards and touchdowns.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Ezekiel Elliott stats<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Elliott has played in 15 games for the Cowboys this season, including two starts. He tallied 74 carries for 226 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in that time. He has 12 catches for 69 receiving yards as well.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Cowboys RB depth chart<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With Elliott off the roster, the Cowboys have a pair of running backs on the active roster at the time of publishing:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Rico Dowdle<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Deuce Vaughn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Dallas also carries fullback\u00a0Hunter Luepke\u00a0on the active roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Running backs\u00a0Malik Davis\u00a0and\u00a0Dalvin Cook\u00a0are signed to the practice squad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>usatoday.com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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