Ezekiel Elliott’s lack of effort on some plays against Denver on Sunday trumped his suspension battle with the NFL during the rest of the week.
The second-year running back took responsibility for his play – which resulted in career lows for rush attempts (9) and rush yards (8) – in the Dallas Cowboys’ 42-17 loss against the Broncos. He’s also playing the legal waiting game from week to week over his six-game suspension without pay for violating the league’ personal conduct policy.
At least for one week, his play on the field was more of a concern than his legal battle.