The ' answer to recent injuries at wide receiver ahead of the 2022 season? A running back. With starting wideout and new reserves and all recovering from separate ailments, has been taking reps at receiver this offseason, and he will continue to do so at mandatory minicamp this week. Not only that, , but backup is also tabbed for
Rocky Bleier Jersey a larger role in the backfield this year.Practicing at wide receiver is nothing new for the 25-year-old Pollard, who originally played the
Eli Rogers Jersey position at Memphis before the Cowboys drafted him in 2019. Dallas also touted his reps as a slot receiver ahead of the 2021 season, though he ended up taking just 58 total snaps from that spot in games, per TruMedia, serving more as a decoy when lined up out of the backfield.His practice out wide could mean more this offseason, however, considering the transition that's occurring at receiver. While quarterback
J.J. Wilcox Jersey still has some of his top targets in Gallup, and tight end , it's po sible Gallup will not be fully recovered from his 2021 ACL tear by the start of the season. And both and Cedrick Wilson Jr., two of the team's top pa s catchers last year, are playing elsewhere. Pollard, therefore, could very well be more valuable as a safety valve for Prescott out of the backfield, where he "looks very natural," coach Mike McCarthy told reporters this offseason. And then there's Pollard's desire to see more touches in the first place
Sean Davis Jersey . Entering a contract year, the running back was explicitly informed he'll have a bigger offensive role after the 2021 season, per Clarence Hill Jr., telling the that he's "open to anything ... on the field," whether that means more routes as a slot receiver or more traditional carries in relief of Elliott. Despite playing just over 30 percent of Dallas' offensive snaps in 2021, the former fourth-round draft pick topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage as a change-of-pace complement to Elliott, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and logging a
Bud Dupree Jersey career-high 39 catches.
