Ezekiel Elliott ‘way quicker, way more explosive’
The Cowboys running back is set for a phenomenal comeback year according to his personal trainer and teammate Dak Prescott.
The Cowboys running back is set for a phenomenal comeback year according to his personal trainer and teammate Dak Prescott.
Prescott said Elliott was in “the best shape of his life” back in June. Now, his trainer Josh Hicks has backed those claims.
“Zeke’s in good shape,” Hicks told Jon Machota of The Athletic.
“I agree with Dak. I agree with Tony [Pollard]. I was on the outside looking in. They’ve been with this man three, four years. They see him way more than I see him. They’ve seen him work in practice, and they’ve seen him work in the offseason.
“I don’t think Zeke has ever worked like this in the offseason. I could be mistaken. But me, personally, when it comes to my drills and what I do and how I do it, I know he hasn’t worked like this.”
Hicks asked Elliott to perform a drill he had completed three months earlier and the results were stark, Zeke was “way quicker, way more elusive, more fluent.”
Elliott had his worst year as a pro in 2020, rushing for a career-low in yards (979) and yards per attempt (4.0). Many questioned whether No. 21 was as quick as previous seasons.
“Everybody said it,” Hicks said, “and he probably saw it and felt it himself, that he probably slowed down a little bit or lost a step a little bit or whatever.”
Judging by what we’ve seen on social media too, Zeke could be feasting on defenses once again in 2021.