Author: dsteele@sportingnews.com (David Steele)

Cowboys banking on Ezekiel Elliott, but will he be able to cash in later?

With Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys could lead a shift from throwing the ball to running it, but they’ll have to pay for that shift some day.

With Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys could lead a shift from throwing the ball to running it, but they’ll have to pay for that shift some day.

Draft snub driving Vernon Adams to NFL tryouts and CFL options

Vernon Adams isn’t letting his size, or going undrafted, discourage him. His dream might come true, but not on this side of the border.

Vernon Adams isn’t letting his size, or going undrafted, discourage him. His dream might come true, but not on this side of the border.

Su’a Cravens aims to fill big shoes in Washington, and in own family

Between his admiration for the late Sean Taylor and his family’s athletic legacy, Su’a Cravens is practically destined for stardom.

Between his admiration for the late Sean Taylor and his family’s athletic legacy, Su’a Cravens is practically destined for stardom.

Unlucky break with Shaq Lawson may doom Bills’ Rex Ryan, Doug Whaley

Shaq Lawson might miss his entire rookie season, ruining the Bills’ hopes already. Still feel good about those way-too-early draft grades?

Shaq Lawson might miss his entire rookie season, ruining the Bills’ hopes already. Still feel good about those way-too-early draft grades?

NFL bottom-dwellers with best chances to go from worst to first in 2016

Worst-to-first is becoming the rule instead of the exception in the NFL. Watch these bottom-dwellers in 2016, starting with the absolute worst.

Worst-to-first is becoming the rule instead of the exception in the NFL. Watch these bottom-dwellers in 2016, starting with the absolute worst.

QBs Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch lead group of rookies trying to take veterans’ jobs

It’s minicamp and OTA season, and here come the rookies to push the incumbents … right out of work, in many cases.

It’s minicamp and OTA season, and here come the rookies to push the incumbents … right out of work, in many cases.

Stephen Strasburg’s deal a reminder: Pick up a baseball, not a football, kids

Let your child play baseball, or football? Not that hard a question: you can make Stephen Strasburg money, or a lot, lot less.

Let your child play baseball, or football? Not that hard a question: you can make Stephen Strasburg money, or a lot, lot less.

Too much Sam Bradford this offseason, especially since he’s Sam Bradford

Has any quarterback this average sucked up as much oxygen as Sam Bradford has lately? Hopefully, the end of his “holdout” puts that to rest.

Has any quarterback this average sucked up as much oxygen as Sam Bradford has lately? Hopefully, the end of his “holdout” puts that to rest.