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Countdown to the season opener: Day 50 Ezekiel Elliott

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We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.

Today - number 50.

Ezekiel Elliott

Born: July 22, 1995. Alton, Illinois
Position: Running back
Dallas Cowboys: 2016-2022, 2024
Awards: All-Pro- 2016, 2018
Pro Bowl- 2016, 2018, 2019
NFL rushing yards leader- 2016, 2018

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Ezekiel Elliott played running back for the Dallas Cowboys from 2016 to 2022 and again in 2024, after being selected fourth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Ohio State.