FRISCO, Texas– A week after launching Ezekiel Elliott, the Dallas Cowboys have actually consented to a 1 year handle free-agent running back Ronald Jones, according to a resource.
It does not indicate Jones, a previous second-round choice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will certainly be Elliott’s single substitute in 2023, yet the Cowboys have actually offered deepness as an enhance to Tony Pollard, that gets on the $10.091 million franchise business tag.
Jones invested last period with the Kansas City Chiefs yet showed up in simply 6 video games with 17 brings after a four-year job with the Tampa fl Bay Buccaneers. His ideal year was available in 2020 when Tampa fl Bay won the Super Dish, as well as he do with 978 backyards on 192 brings with 7 goals.
Jones, that played not much from the Cowboys’ method center, The Celebrity, at McKinney North Secondary school, authorized a 1 year handle the Chiefs in 2014, yet discovered himself behind Isiah Pacheco, Jerick McKinnon as well asClyde Edwards-Helaire For his occupation, he has 2,224 backyards hurrying on 507 brings with 19 goals.
While the Cowboys have Pollard under the franchise business tag, it is feasible they might exercise a multiyear arrangement by the July 17 due date. The Cowboys additionally have Malik Davis, an undrafted freelance in 2014, on the lineup as well as re-signed Rico Dowdle, that was harmed for an excellent part last period, to a 1 year offer.
Jones is the 2nd freelance the Cowboys have actually included Monday, as Dallas additionally authorized offending electrician Chuma Edoga to a 1 year offer. He offers deepness to their line after shedding in 2014’s beginning left guard, Connor McGovern, in totally free company to theBuffalo Bills The Cowboys’ most significant purchases until now have actually begun professions for cornerback Stephon Gilmore (Indianapolis Colts) as well as pass receiver Brandin Cooks (Houston Texans) for third-day draft choices.
The tagging of Pollard as well as the enhancement of Jones does not avert the Cowboys from taking a running back early in the draft, consisting of No. 26 general in the preliminary.
