FRISCO, Texas -- It’s the middle of the final padded training camp practice in Oxnard, California, and the Dallas Cowboys are facing fourth-and-1.
Ezekiel Elliott has been the primary running back option in that situation since 2016, but the Cowboys released their third all-time leading rusher in March and he recently signed with the New England Patriots.
In the past, a stadium could be filled with 80,000 fans, and all of them would know Elliott was getting the ball. More often than not, he would succeed.
On this day, Tony Pollard is lined up to Dak Prescott’s right.