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NFL's Ezekiel Elliott offers to fund funeral for slain 8th-grade football phenom

ST. LOUIS • As a preteen Jaylon McKenzie was glued to the TV during the 2016 NFL draft when the Dallas Cowboys selected Ezekiel Elliott as the team's first-round pick.

And he was soon on his way. In November, Sports Illustrated named the young football star as one of six young athletes who would rule the future of sports and, by 14, Jaylon already had two verbal college football scholarships.

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott runs a drill before a preseason NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Saturday, Aug.