If Ezekiel Elliott felt blessed to be wearing the Cowboys’ silver and blue at the start of his NFL career, it was only a matter of time before he was cursed … whether he knew it or not.
In 2016, coming off a challenging 4-12 season, the Cowboys quickly came to realize they had drafted two ready-for-prime-time rookies in Dak Prescott and Elliott. Because of the demands of the position and perhaps because of being a fourth-rounder, Prescott was slightly less ready than Zeke. So the Cowboys rode the No. 4 overall selection to a 13-3 record.
And they rode him — just as Jason Garrett’s teams had done with other backs — right into the ground.
