Ezekiel Elliott visits AT&T Stadium on Sunday as a member of the New England Patriots. While he may get a place in the Ring of Honor, former coach Jimmy Johnson is still watiing.
Jones cut Elliott in March because of his high salary and because of a decline in production. But he believes Elliott’s legacy is comparable to the team’s all-time greats.Elliott, who was drafted by the Cowboys with the No. 4 overall pick in 2016, was a two-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler in Dallas.
He is the team’s third all time leading rusher with 8,262 yards behind Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith . He has the third most touchdowns in team history behind Dorsett and Smith . “I do. Yes I do. I sure do,” Jones said when asked on 105.3 The Fan if he viewed Elliott as worthy of a future Ring of Honor induction. “It’s what he did for the team. Frankly, I thought he was very influential in the image of the Cowboys. And I mean that positively. Away from the field or as to the field as it was perceived with our fans. Just the entertainment of the Cowboys. To me, I look to that when I think about the Ring of Honor.
Jones admitted he hoped that Elliott would re-signed with the Cowboys Dallas before he signed with the Patriots in August.“I just can’t describe the positive thing that Zeke brings,” Jones said. “It’s a concern for me, relative to playing the Patriots. He’ll add an octave to it. I’m talking about just his demeanor in the dressing room, his demeanor in practice, all of that.
“There was a lot of me that wanted it to ... I wanted the best for him, of course, but still, I want the best for the Cowboys. And I was kind of laying in the weeds thinking that it might not go good for him with another team, and we would be able to do something at the end. And, of course, I knew that wasn’t going to be the case when Bill Belichick called about him and was asking all the right questions.
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