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Dallas rookie Ezekiel Elliott riles up home fans with support for hometown Blues

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Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott is expecting to rejuvenate the running game of the Dallas Cowboys as the fourth pick in the draft, but did not endear himself to a segment of the fans in his new home town based on a recent tweet in support of the St. Louis Blues.

Elliott, a St. Louis native, tweeted a simple ``LETS GO BLUES'' tweet in advance of a 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of a Western Conference semifinal.One of the more negative blasts among dozens he received was the hope from a Stars fan that Elliott would ``tear both knees in camp.