Ezekiel Elliott had his fair share of off the field issues the first few years in the league but he seems to have it straightened out now and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knows that Ezekiel Elliott has a wonderful heart. Elliott has been in the spotlight again this offseason but this time for the right reasons.

He comforted a young Dallas Stars fan who was hit with a puck and he has appeared at a charity event put on by former Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.

“I think that Zeke has always had a wonderful heart,” Cowboys owner  Jerry Jones said Tuesday at the groundbreaking of the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Hope Lodge in Dallas via the Dallas Daily News. “These players can see through anybody. All you got to do is go in the locker room, and you'll see that Zeke is inspirational. Zeke is inspirational with not only what he does on the field, but what he does in the locker room. He's a bright soul, I call him.

“There was really no doubt that some of those things that frankly reflect just a spirit of positiveness, a spirit of being alive, those kind of things took some adjusting.”

It's a good thing that Zeke has all the distractions behind him because now he can just focus on football. Last year with the Cowboys he rushed 304 times for 1,434 yards and six touchdowns. The expectations are going to be even higher this season and if they want to reach their goals they need another big year from their star running back.