Bryant says Elliott 'licking his chops' in return from suspension
Zeke is ready to eat.
Ezekiel Elliott is set to practice for the first time Tuesday since returning from his six-game suspension, and the Dallas Cowboys' star running back is ready to explode back onto the NFL landscape, according to teammate Dez Bryant.
"I texted Zeke last week to talk to him, he's in great spirits," Bryant said, according to Kate Hairopoulos of The Dallas Morning News. "The passion he brings each and every day is crazy. He gets us juiced. And to have him back, I know he's licking his chops right now. I've seen a couple (pictures). He ready."
Elliott spent his suspension training, trying to stay in top shape for a potential late-season playoff push. The second-year runner even reportedly had a documentary crew film a full-length movie about his time away.
After 6 weeks of training thanks to a NFL-mandated suspension, this is what #Cowboys RB Zeke Elliott looks like now: pic.twitter.com/7upcaegOyo
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 17, 2017
The Cowboys will be hoping Elliott can quickly regain his red-hot form from prior to his ban. Dallas sits at 8-6 and occupies the ninth seed in the NFC, making Sunday's matchup against the eighth-seed Seattle Seahawks a must-win game.