Jerry Jones [was] asked about Elliott’s comments Friday during his appearance on 105.3 The Fan, specifically the claim some have made that the running back was “dumbfounded” by his usage.
“That’s an exaggeration,” Jones said. “Dumbfounded is an exaggeration, a mischaracterization. It’s a bad description of how he feels about things. He’s very much aware of the part of the running game that he’s involved with. But more importantly — and I can’t emphasize this enough — we’re saving him, and we should be. We want him for, Rico [Dowdle] is an outstanding running back, .