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FRISCO Brian Burns Jersey , Texas (AP) — Tony Pollard returned kicks and caught passes while growing up admiring Reggie Bush, making it easy to believe the former Memphis running back would be a change-of-pace option behind two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott for the Dallas Cowboys.The rookie fourth-round pick is also 6-foot, 210 pounds, with plans to put on a little more weight. So running between the tackles isn’t something Pollard fears as the Cowboys look to ease the load on a star with 1,003 touches in his first three seasons.“I know people think he’s going to be this gadget guy,” running backs coach Gary Brown said. “He’s more than that. He’s bigger than what you think he is and he runs powerful for a guy you think is a gadget guy. I think he can do all our runs and more, too.”The numbers with Pollard’s hometown Memphis Tigers show why he would get labeled. Besides tying an FBS career record with seven kickoff returns for touchdowns, Pollard ran for 552 yards with six TDs while adding 458 yards receiving with three more scores in his final season as a junior.Pollard isn’t concerned about being labeled, and he takes in stride the talk of being nothing more than a backup to begin his pro career.“Change-of-pace back can be however you take it,” Pollard said. “The way I look at it is a guy coming in with a lot of speed being able to make the long home run plays, also being able to run in between some tackles and get some hard yards and being able to make plays on special teams.”Dallas drafted another running back in the seventh round in Mike Weber http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-greg-little-jersey , who was Elliott’s teammate at Ohio State when he took a redshirt year in 2015. The Cowboys selected two running backs when they already had one of the league’s best because they decided their backup wasn’t good enough.Rod Smith had just 32 carries in the first 15 games before getting 12 while Elliott sat in a meaningless regular-season finale when the Cowboys already had secured the NFC East title. Dallas didn’t bring back Smith and instead made the role of Elliott’s backup a priority in the draft.Elliott’s 304 rushes last season were 18 fewer than he had as a rookie All-Pro in 2016. But his 77 catches in 2018 were a franchise record for a running back. While the two-time Pro Bowler will be just 24 when the season starts, the toll of 300-plus carries and nearly 400 touches is daunting.Dallas’ last experience with such a load was 2014 rushing champion DeMarco Murray, who had 449 touches that year. The Cowboys let him go in free agency after that All-Pro season, and Murray retired three years later at age 30 without coming close to the production of his best year.“It’s just physics,” Brown said. “Year after year with that type of workload, eventually, anyone’s going to slow down. We’re trying to pre-empt that and take care of him now.”The Cowboys have a first-year offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore , just two years removed from being the team’s backup quarterback. Moore became star QB Dak Prescott’s position coach immediately upon retiring and now is replacing one of his mentors in Scott Linehan.One of the buzz words for Dallas this offseason is creativity, after Linehan was criticized for lacking it , but the Cowboys are quick to remind how they’re defined. It’s a run-first offense behind Elliott.“I don’t know that I’d use the word ‘limit,'” coach Jason Garrett said when asked about the club’s priority in trying to protect Elliott. “We want to get Zeke Elliott the ball.”Weber’s outlook isn’t as bright as Pollard’s Will Grier Jersey , in part because of what Pollard will offer on special teams. Even though kickoff returns don’t play much of a role with current NFL rules, Pollard figures to get a long look as a punt returner along with veteran Tavon Austin.But Weber will have an important ally in Elliott, who quickly turned stardom at Ohio State into a high profile with America’s Team . Four years ago, Elliott was coming off a dazzling national championship game, helping lead the Buckeyes to the title in the first year of the college playoff.“When I first got to Ohio State, Zeke did a good job of helping with the playbook and showing me the way, the works,” Weber said. “I think it’s like the same thing over again. He can help me again.”And maybe Weber, along with Pollard, can help ease the load on Elliott.NOTES: Pollard and the team’s top draft pick, second-rounder Trysten Hill http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-christian-miller-jersey , signed when rookie minicamp opened Friday. Hill is a defensive lineman from Central Florida. Third-rounder Connor McGovern, an offensive lineman from Penn State, is the only unsigned pick. … Larry Allen Jr. is among the undrafted free agents with the Cowboys. He is the son of Hall of Fame offensive lineman Larry Allen, who spent his first 12 seasons with Dallas. ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — On Day 3 of the NFL draft, the Washington Redskins made one fourth-round pick for the long-term future and another for immediate help.The Redskins on Saturday selected Stanford running back Bryce Love 112th overall and Indiana guard Wes Martin 131st. Love is coming off tearing the ACL in his right knee in his final college game in December, while Martin is expected to compete to start at right guard right away.Love said his rehab is on track and he hopes to be on the field sometime in training camp. He joins a crowded backfield with Washington that already includes Adrian Peterson, 2018 second-round pick Derrius Guice (who is also coming off a torn ACL), third-down back Chris Thompson and 2017 fourth-rounder Samaje Perine.Peterson is “one of the greatest to play the position,” Love said on a conference call. “Being able to come in and learn from him and learn from all the other backs in the room is going to definitely be big.”In four years at Stanford, Love rushed for 3 Jordan Scarlett Jersey ,865 yards and 30 touchdowns. After running for 2,118 yards as a junior, a nagging ankle injury limited Love to 739 years as a senior before he injured his knee.Love went into last season a Heisman Trophy candidate before the injuries derailed him. But he said he “wouldn’t change anything” about his decision to stay in school even though his draft stock dropped.“Life is about learning and developing and progressing and obviously I feel like I’m a better player for what I went through,” Love said.Martin took 1,469 snaps at left guard over the past two seasons and allowed just two sacks. He will push former Giants and Jaguars lineman Ereck Flowers for the starting job between left tackle Trent Williams and center Chase Roullier.“I knew they were in the market for a guard, so I definitely knew I was on the radar,” Martin said. “I’m just really excited to get in there and work my tail off and do everything I can to help the organization.”