Cowboys’ offensive line is a running back’s wish come true

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IRVING, Texas — Back in February, Ezekiel Elliott said he wanted to play for the Dallas Cowboys. In a conference call with ESPN NFL Nation reporters two weeks before the draft, Elliott said the same thing.

The Cowboys made his wish come true at the end of April, but the wish was not because he grew up a Cowboys fan.

The wish was because of Tyron Smith, La’el Collins, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin and Doug Free. You can add Jason Witten, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, too, but really it’s the offensive line.

What running back wouldn’t want to play behind an offensive line like that?

In the last two years, only the Seattle Seahawks (5,030) and Carolina Panthers (4,318) have run for more yards than the Cowboys, who have 4,244 yards.

However, there is a striking difference between Seattle’s and Carolina’s running games and the Cowboys’. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has 1,402 rushing yards the last two seasons. The Panthers’ Cam Newton has 1,175. Cowboys’ quarterbacks Tony Romo, Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore have combined for 180 yards on the ground.

The Cowboys have made no secret that their team is built around the offensive line. You can debate the worthiness of selecting the best running back available in the draft when you have what many consider the best offensive line in football. The Cowboys ran for nearly 1,900 yards last season with Darren McFadden as their lead back and Romo …

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