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Ezekiel Elijah Elliott (born July 22, 1995) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys fourth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 2015. In the 2014 season, Elliott was named the Offensive MVP of both the 2015 Sugar Bowl and the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Every Ezekiel Elliott highlight from his rookie (2016-2017) season! "Elliott bought his parents Dawn and Stacy Elliott a new house after signing his rookie contracts. Elliott's success at the end of the 2014 season made him a front-runner for the 2015 Before the draft, Elliott was labeled the most complete back to enter the NFL since Elliott was selected in the first round with the fourth overall pick by the On May 18, 2016, Elliott signed his four-year rookie contract reportedly worth $24.9 million with a $16.3 million signing bonus.Elliott was named the Cowboys' starting running back going into the regular season, ahead of veterans After the ninth game of the 2016 season, he became the second Cowboys rookie to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, after Elliott finished his rookie year as the NFL's top rusher with 1,631 yards, which was the 47th best season all-time, the third most by a rookie (behind In his first NFL playoff game, Elliott ran 22 times for 125 yards in a 34–31 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the On August 11, 2017, the NFL suspended Elliott for the first six games of the 2017 season for violating the On October 30, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the New York Southern District Court, denied Elliott's request for a preliminary injunction, which reinstated the 6-game suspension.On November 3, Elliott was once again granted a stay by the On November 9, the suspension was once again reinstated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.Elliott finished the 2017 season with 983 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 269 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.In the first two games of the season, Elliott recorded a rushing touchdown in both games against the Elliott finished the 2018 season with 1,434 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 77 receptions, 567 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.On April 17, 2019, the Cowboys picked up the fifth-year option on Elliott's contract.In Elliott's first game back, he rushed 13 times for 53 yards and a touchdown in the 35–17 opening game victory over the Todd Jones, the NFL's Special Counsel for Conduct, said that advisors hired by NFL to investigate the evidence "were of the view that there is substantial and persuasive evidence supporting a finding that [Elliott] engaged in physical violence against Ms. Thompson on multiple occasions during the week of July 16, 2016. Subscribe for more highlights! Check out every rush by Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliot as he took on the Seattle Seahawks during week 3 of their 2016 preseason matchup. Despite his athletic pedigree, Elliott attended more academically driven In 2014, with the departure of Hyde to the NFL, Elliott took over as the starter for the Buckeyes.In 2015, Elliott began the season by rushing for over 100 yards in 10 straight wins, including 274 against Elliott finished his career at Ohio State on several leaderboards.Elliott received numerous honors during his tenure at Ohio State. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Elliott led the league in rushing yards in 2016 and 2018. Ezekiel Elliott breaks the Cowboys rookie rushing record, set by Tony Dorsett, in the first 10 games of the 2016 season. Ezekiel Elliott | Top 10 Plays | 2016-2017 Seasons - YouTube