Zeke Elliott says he's 'excited to be back' with the Dallas Cowboys

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FRISCO — "What's going on Cowboys Nation!"

Running back Ezekiel Elliott is officially a Dallas Cowboy again after a steak dinner that sealed the deal.

"I'm excited to be back and go to work," Elliott said in an Instagram post Tuesday.

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Elliott was released by the team last March after they were unable to come to an agreement on a reworked contract for the running back.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he believes that Elliott, who turns 29 in July, showed in New England last year that he has a lot left in the tank, so he's signing Elliott to a reported one-year, up to $3 million deal.

"He's back for seconds," the team said on an Instagram post, referring to Elliotts motto, "Feed Zeke."

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.