A year after leaving Dallas, Ezekiel Elliott is back like he never left and ready to help the Cowboys win this season. Though he’s still the same guy, a lot has changed at the Star. For starters, he’s no longer the bell cow back of the team and there’s a room of seven other running backs each hoping to be the player that elevates the Cowboys offense this season.

The Cowboys may have re-signed Ezekiel Elliott, but what are realistic expectations for the veteran running back?

It's safe to say Dak Prescott is excited to be teammates with Ezekiel Elliott again heading into the 2024 campaign. "The f--king best," Prescott

Freeman has not topped 500 yards since his 2018 rookie season with the Denver Broncos. He had 319 yards on 77 carries last season for the Los Angeles Rams behind the league's third-leading rusher, Kyren Williams. McCarthy said he was surprised a little by Freeman's size and has liked what he has seen so far in the offseason.

Ezekiel Elliott may have slipped as a RB but his ability to do it all gives the Cowboys a special edge in the 2024 NFL season, says @ReidDHanson.

The Dallas Cowboys brought back longtime running back Ezekiel Elliott this offseason after he spent one season away from the team with the New England Patriots. It sounds like he will have a different role with the team this time around as the team takes a by-committee approach to its running backs room,

Elliott embraces any role asked of him by the Cowboys: "I love football... Whatever it takes for me to help this team win." The Cowboys showed reluctance to invest in big RB contracts, opting for low-cost RB depth for 2024.

When Ezekiel Elliott returned to the Dallas Cowboys he knew it wouldn't be as the team's bell cow back. And the veteran RB seems to be embracing his new role as a complementary piece to Dallas' ground game.