Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the door is open for a possible return of running back Ezekiel Elliott to the Dallas Cowboys, Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Whether the team takes a running back second or third round of the 2024 NFL Draft will have no impact on what the team does with Elliott, Jones said on Thursday.

Elliott is a two-time NFL rushing champion who picked in the first round by the Cowboys in 2016. He was released following the 2022 because of his high salary and declining play.

Elliott and his agent Rocky Arceneaux had in-depth conversations with the Jones and the Cowboys front office on Wednesday, first at the Cowboys Club and then at Dee Lincoln’s restaurant across from the Star where they gathered for dinner.

“We spent a lot of time with Zeke,’’ Jones said.

The Cowboys will most likely take a running back in the second or third round of the draft on Friday.

And Jones spoke highly of Texas running back Jonathon Brooks, who had his 2023 season cut short because a torn ACL. He is expected to be cleared to play by the start of training camp and is projected to go in the second round.

The Cowboys met with Brooks at the NFL Scouting Combine and brought him to the team’s headquarters for a pre-draft visit.

“In 30 years, I thought it was the best interview I’ve ever had with a player,” Jones said. of Brooks. “He’s outstanding. We got him high, high, high (on our board). He’s a good player.”

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