Tony Pollard is a running back for the Dallas Cowboys, but do they want him back?
Tony Pollard, a running back, is desired by the Dallas Cowboys in 2024, but at a far lower cost. After Pollard had a breakout Pro Bowl season in 2022, the Cowboys used the franchise tag a year ago to keep him, guaranteeing him $10.1 million on a one-year contract. Following a fractured leg sustained in a January playoff defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, Pollard’s debut season as the team’s starting running back fell short of expectations. Throughout 17 starts, he gained 1,005 yards and six touchdowns on 252 carries.
But the big plays and explosiveness was lacking, compared to 2022 when he rushed for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns on 193 carries, averaging a whopping 5.2 yards per carry in a part-time role with just four starts behind Ezekiel Elliott. The Cowboys are not down on Pollard and want him to return. The general consensus in the organization is that he was rounded into his old form late in the 2023 season and they believe he will be much better in 2024. All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons shared a similar opinion on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” last week.
Even though the Cowboys have been connected to both Barkely and Henry in free agency, the organisation would like to lessen its financial obligations at the position. Elliott, who passed away, still owes $6 million in dead money, counting against the salary ceiling. The team’s main goal is to get Pollard back and combine him with a more powerful back—possibly an NFL Draft selection.
McCarthy saw the team’s chief athletic trainer, Jim Maurer, in the training room instead of going upstairs to his office. Then, when Dak Prescott was his route to the doctor, the head coach of the Cowboys ran into him. A few days prior, the quarterback had a stomach ailment and was worried that he had given it to his coach.
