Ezekiel Elliott’s release, while not unexpected, still shook the NFL when it was finally made official Wednesday. We’re putting No. 21’s seven years in Dallas in proper perspective, while also getting ready for life without him in the offense. We’ll try to get a handle on what the Cowboys’ prototype running back looks like, we’ll hear what Jerry Jones had to say about the locker room leader, we’ll forecast where Elliott ends up next, and we’ll forecast if history will just repeat itself when it comes to Tony Pollard.
Elsewhere, the front office is finding more salary cap dollars by doing some rearranging, we’re getting to know Stephon Gilmore, we’re letting the Donovan Wilson news really sink in, we’re asking if more change is coming to the offensive line, and we’re wondering when the Cowboys will renew their ongoing rivalry with a certain quarterback who’s off to (literally) greener pastures. All that, plus a Power 5 conference is planning big things at the Cowboys practice facility, and the planet’s biggest soccer tourney will require a major remodel at the team’s home stadium. That’s all up in News and Notes.