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Dallas Cowboys: Could a backup be their secret weapon?

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After a preseason full of hype, this backup had a fairly quiet rookie campaign. Could he be the Dallas Cowboys’ secret weapon in 2020?

The stop-and-go motion of the hype train is a real thing. Each and every year, one player, in particular, seems to be the conductor of the Dallas Cowboys‘ locomotive of potential. Unquestionably, that guy in 2019 was rookie running back Tony Pollard.

With the possible, yet unrealistic threat of a hold out from superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott in play, Pollard started training camp as the “starter.