{"id":521530,"date":"2022-12-05T18:22:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-didnt-start-due-to-disciplinary-issue\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:22:08","slug":"cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-didnt-start-due-to-disciplinary-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-didnt-start-due-to-disciplinary-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cowboys&#8217; Ezekiel Elliott didn&#8217;t start due to &#8216;disciplinary issue&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b01f8ef2d1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b01f8ef2d1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cowboys-ezekiel-elliott-didnt-start-due-to-disciplinary-issue\/#%E2%80%9CCowboys_Ezekiel_Elliott_didnt_start_due_to_%E2%80%98disciplinary_issue%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Cowboys&#8217; Ezekiel Elliott didn&#8217;t start due to &#8216;disciplinary issue&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Cowboys&#8217; Ezekiel Elliott didn&#8217;t start due to &#8216;disciplinary issue'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Ezekiel Elliott didn\u2019t get the start during the Cowboys\u2019 blowout \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d victory over the Colts \u2013 and the reason was not because Tony Pollard is better than him.<\/p>\n<p>Pollard got the \u201cstart\u201d for Dallas, being the first back on the field on their first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u2013 and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> that the reason was due to a \u201cdisciplinary issue\u201d involving Elliott, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoriEpstein\/status\/1599630541548314626\">according to Yahoo Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed about exactly what the disciplinary issue was, Jones said it was not a major problem but a \u201cphone going off in meeting type of issue,\u201d per Yahoo. Jones also said it was not a demotion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245372388.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ezekiel Elliott during Sunday's game against the Colts\" class=\"wp-image-24896091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245372388.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245372388.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245372388.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245372388.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ezekiel Elliott during Sunday\u2019s game against the Colts<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Followed up with Jerry for more context here. No off-field behavior or major issues per Jerry. Phone going off in meeting type of issue, he said. Jerry also emphasized this is \u201cnot a demotion\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoriEpstein\/status\/1599630541548314626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The issue had to have been minor, because while Pollard got the start and was the first running back on the field, Elliott ended up playing more snaps than him (38 to 28) and had more carries (17 to 12). As has become customary, Pollard did more with those carries, tallying 91 yards on 12 rushes while Elliott only had 77 yards on 17 attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Calls from both Dallas fans and the fantasy football community have grown for Pollard \u2013 the more explosive runner who offers a big play ability Elliott does not \u2013 to start touching the ball more. It had actually been h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening over the past couple of weeks, with Pollard out-snapping and out-touching Elliott in Weeks 11 and 12, as the latter worked his way back from a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, for his part, has always pushed back against any running back controversy, saying there was \u201cno argument\u201d to bench Elliott.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-jones-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jerry Jones\" class=\"wp-image-24896072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-jones-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-jones-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-jones-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-jones-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jerry Jones<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weirdly, in this game, where Elliott was being \u201cdisciplined,\u201d he got his most touches (20) in a game since Week 5, and his third most of the entire season in 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it had to do with the game script, as Dallas dominated in the fourth quarter and Elliott\u2019s touchdown run came with six minutes left in the game and Dallas already up 40-19. 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