Little-known running back could have big role with Cowboys
Attention, Dallas Cowboys fans. Right now, the team has one healthy running back on its roster, and his name isn’t Tony Pollard. It’s Malik Davis.
Pollard is still there thanks to a $10 million franchise tag, but don’t forget his 2022 season ended in late January with a broken fibula and an ankle sprain so severe it required surgery. If the season started tomorrow, Davis would get all the carries.
Davis was an undrafted free agent in 2022 and joined the active roster in mid-October. Running behind Elliott and Pollard, Davis saw only 38 carries, but he did find the end zone and finished the year with a respectable 4.2 yards per carry. He also averaged 10.5 yards per reception on six catches.
