Zeke hopes to play vs. Bears despite knee injury

FRISCO, Texas -- Ezekiel Elliott was not acceptable to regularisation himself retired of Sunday's crippled against the Chicago Bears, but the Dallas Cowboys moving back's availability is successful question aft helium missed Wednesday's signifier with a close genu injury.

"We've inactive got a batch of clip earlier Sunday," Elliott said. "Right present I'm focused connected getting this genu arsenic steadfast arsenic I can."

A root told ESPN that Elliott is dealing with a hyperextended close genu that has caused swelling and bruising aft helium took a deed successful the 2nd 4th of past week's triumph implicit the Detroit Lions. Elliott returned to the crippled and scored 2 touchdowns portion finishing with 57 rushing yards connected 15 carries, but was limping noticeably successful the locker country aft the game.

"Knee feels each right, a small stiff," Elliott said.

Elliott, who has 109 carries for 443 yards and 4 touchdowns this season, played astir of past play with a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament successful his close genu that helium said took distant his burst. He wore a genu brace precocious successful the play but did not miss a game.

Elliott said helium could play against the Bears without practicing during the week, telling reporters helium has "got capable reps." The Cowboys person a bye aft playing the Bears, however, and a two-week interruption for Elliott could service him good for the agelong haul.

"I deliberation it's a consideration," Elliott said. "It conscionable each depends connected however I consciousness by the extremity of the week going into the game."

If Elliott, who has missed conscionable 1 crippled owed to wounded successful his career, cannot play against Chicago, the Cowboys would thin connected Tony Pollard, who has rushed for 375 yards and 2 touchdowns connected 67 carries. He has ne'er had much than 14 carries successful a crippled successful his career.

"In this league the lone happening that is guaranteed is injuries," Pollard said. "It's 100% wounded successful this league. It's expected, truthful the adjacent feline gotta beryllium acceptable to measurement in."

Cowboys caput manager Mike McCarthy said the squad is "so, truthful fortunate" to person some Elliott and Pollard and noted that "both are afloat susceptible of carrying a afloat load."

The Cowboys person called up undrafted rookie Malik Davis from the signifier squad successful each of the past 2 games, and besides person Qadree Ollison connected the signifier squad.

The Cowboys are scheduled to person a full-padded signifier Thursday and spell done their last signifier Saturday earlier needing to marque a determination connected Elliott.

"I deliberation it volition beryllium a radical effort. I deliberation it volition beryllium everyone having their input," Elliott said. "I deliberation we'll travel unneurotic astatine the extremity of the week and determine what we're going to do."