For a brief moment, without glancing at the jersey, the casual fan would’ve sworn it was Ezekiel Elliott. Upon closer inspection, with about five minutes remaining in the first quarter of the Dallas Cowboys’ second preseason game, it was number 36. Not 21.
Barrelling into the endzone after nearly stumbling for a minimal gain, rookie running back Tony Pollard’s semblances of his superstar predecessor — who has held out of training camp and preseason but could be back sooner rather than later — were on full display.