Things slowing down for Cowboys' Elliott in OTAs

Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott is finally settling down while at the Dallas Cowboys' offseason workouts.

Elliott impressed teammates with his performance early in workouts, before admitting to being somewhat "shell-shocked" last week in his first set of OTAs, but now he's getting the hang of things.

"Everything's been slowing down and becoming a lot easier," Elliott told Todd Archer of ESPN. "So I'm settling into the offense and everything is going well."

He took snaps with the first-team offense Wednesday while Darren McFadden was absent and said that he's feeling more comfortable relying on his instincts.

"He's making plays but he wants more out of himself and we want more out of him. And we're going to get it," running backs coach Gary Brown said. "He's moving forward pretty well."

Elliott is expected to begin the season as the Cowboys' starter, but he's trying not to get ahead of himself and follow his own expectations.

"You kinda got to embrace expectations but it's not something I pay attention to," Elliott said. "But I know my expectations for myself and honestly they're probably higher than what other people expect for me. I'm going to focus on ball and focus on what's going on in this building and not what's going on outside the building."