Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team is “reading the tea leaves” when asked about the possibility of bringing back Ezekiel Elliott.
It’d be foolish to think Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy haven’t been considering a reunion with Zeke dating back to March when the team said they’d “always keep the door open” for a potential return. The suspension of Ronald Jones gives the Cowboys a legitimate excuse to consider a reunion in a more serious light, although it’s worth pointing out that Jones’ suspension is for a mere two games, and he’s far from a lock to be the RB2 behind Tony Pollard. If the Cowboys are pleased with the work Malik Davis, Rico Dowdle, and Deuce Vaughn are putting in at camp, it seems unlikely they’d jump at Zeke despite this Jones suspension.