FRISCO, Texas – The Saints of New Orleans added a new weapon to his attack Wednesday and Dallas Cowboys players have noticed.

The Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins stand between the Cowboys and a match against former teammate Dez Bryant, who holds the Cowboys franchise record with 73 touchdowns.

But on November 29, when the Cowboys welcome New Orleans the Thursday Football, will come quickly.

"It will be exciting to face Dez," said scorer Ezekiel Elliott on Wednesday after training. "He climbs and attacks the ball better than I have seen anyone.

"There's nothing like adding another sharp tool to your toolbox. … It's a scary offense. "

Elliott and Bryant formed the core of Dallas' dynamic offensive in 2016; their 26.3 points a match was ranked among the top five in the league. Elliott won the title as a rookie and Dallas finished at the top of the NFC at 13-3.

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But the Cowboys released Bryant in April after eight years, including three seasons at the Pro Bowl. Dallas has since started 3-5, averaging 19.2 points per game. Bryant declined an offer in April from the Baltimore Ravens, through several reports, and visited the Cleveland Browns in August without agreeing to conditions.

The first-round pick of 2010 has been in Dallas for most of the past seven months, working with personal receiver coach David Robinson, spending time with his family and dealing with mental health issues, he said. .

He also kept in touch with his Cowboys teammates.

Elliott sent a message to Bryant on Wednesday.

"I just said," Congratulations, man, good luck for the season, "said Elliott, who dismissed any suggestion that the nine-week Bryant NFL team are talking about the receiver's ability. It took him so much time, not because the teams did not want him, but he was waiting for the right team, the good fit on his side. "

With New Orleans, Bryant can continue the title of Super Bowl that has escaped the Cowboys for 22 years.

Bryant captured 531 passes for 7,459 yards and 73 touchdowns with the Cowboys. But his last 1000-yard season was in 2014; and his catch percentage for the past three seasons has dropped to 49.2%. He joins the New Orleans offensive with talented halfbacks to Alvin Kamara (12 total touchdowns this season) and Mark Ingram. Michael Thomas leads the Saints receivers with 880 yards and five goals in eight games, including a record-high 211-yard victory (and a big touchdown celebration) in the Los Angeles Rams 45-35 win over New Orleans , still unbeaten.

So, Bryant will not be the first concern of the defense.

He wants that.

Freedom will give rise to a "very active" Bryant, Cowboys defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford said on Wednesday.

Crawford spent time with Bryant in October at a Drake concert at the end of September.

"He looks like an animal," said Crawford, delighted with Bryant's training this fall. "He works, looks torn, ready to go and fit.

"I'm happy for him."

Another warning about the upcoming match between Dallas and New Orleans: Defensive backs of the Cowboys such as Jourdan Lewis, who has often opposed Bryant at the training, anticipate fights in greater light.

A highlight of the Cowboys' All or nothing Last season, the series staged a battle between Bryant and Lewis that escalated to the point that teammates needed to separate them.

"Many people think that he can not play," said Lewis Wednesday, "but I've seen him every day, he still has plenty of juice."

This triumph will come into effect when the league's most powerful offensive, averaging 34.9 points per game, arrives at AT & T Stadium on November 29th.

The Cowboys are looking forward to it.

"It will definitely be a good one," said Lewis. "They already had a lot of talent in this attack, so that's another thing we have to worry about.

"A very big thing we need to worry about."

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