Dallas Cowboys Re-sign Familiar Running Back for 2024 Season

After losing a crucial player to free agency last week, the Dallas Cowboys are welcoming back a well-known face to the running back room.

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Last week, the Cowboys witnessed Tony Pollard sign a contract with the Tennessee Titans.

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Key running backs have left the Dallas Cowboys in recent offseasons.

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In as many offseasons, the Cowboys have lost two important running backs. In the previous offseason, Ezekiel Elliott was released.

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Last week, the team was supposed to make an effort to find a capable substitute. The "all-in" Cowboys thought AJ Dillon would make sense, but he inked a new contract with the Green Bay Packers.

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Similar to how the Packers had Dillon back, the Cowboys have one player returning from the 2023 squad.

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