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Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott responds to comments by Giants S Landon Collins, dishes on friendship with Saquon Barkley

FRISCO -- Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott essentially offered a verbal shrug Wednesday when asked about Giants safety Landon Collins' comments about defending Dallas ahead of Sunday night's meeting at AT&T Stadium.

Collins told reporters earlier in the day that stopping Zeke was the key to everything, putting pressure on quarterback Dak Prescott.

"Put the ball into Dak's hands and I think we have a better shot at winning," Collins said.

"That's how every defense is going to play us," Elliott said from the Dallas locker room. "We have a lot of playmakers on our outside.