Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Ezekiel Elliott, a three-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro selection with the Dallas Cowboys, remains a free agent as teams prepared for mini-camp, and fans have wondered why he is without a team only a few months before the season stars.
Skip Peete, the current running backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who was on the Cowboys’ staff from 2020 to 2022, suggested Wednesday the star running back needs to be willing to accept a lesser role and smaller paycheck.
Peete said he and Elliott spoke the other night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Dallas Cowboys running backs coach Skip Peete, middle, talks with line judge referee Jeff Seeman, #45, in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug.
20, 2022. ( Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) "I think that’s part of the reason he’s sitting out there," he said, via the Tampa Bay Times. "If you’re going to play, I mean, you’re going to be the second and third guy.