Ezekiel Elliott doesn't love his usage in the Dallas Cowboys backfield in recent weeks, and he's letting both his coaches and the media know about it — a situation that was inevitable from the moment the Cowboys brought Elliott back this offseason.

The Cowboys owner downplayed a report that Elliott was “dumbfounded” by his reduced workload and offered a mystifying explanation.

Ezekiel Elliott hasn't been getting many snaps in his return to the Cowboys and Jerry Jones offers an interesting reason for this.

Ezekiel Elliott is hungry. The Cowboys once-star back can see his portion has slid across the table. Clearly, he’s looking to get some of it back.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explained the team's limited usage of veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott so far this season during a radio

“That’s an exaggeration. ‘Dumbfounded’ is an exaggeration,” Jones said when asked about the report. “It mischaracterizes — it’s a bad description of how he feels about things. He’s very much aware of the part of the running game that he’s involved with.”

Ezekiel Elliott has seen his role decrease in recent weeks and he appears discontent, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is here to explain it all away.

Ezekiel Elliott is back with the Dallas Cowboys, but he's yet to have a significant impact in 2024, logging just 30 carries through five games. The former Pro Bowler has since spoken to coaches about his reduced role,

Ezekiel Elliott has been a spectator for much of his return to Dallas in 2024. The 29-year-old back hopes to be a bigger part of the short-yardages and red-zone offense moving forward.