Before the NFL season, the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys was suspended for two weeks.

Although running back Tony Pollard signed a $10.091 million (£7.86 million) franchise tender, the Dallas Cowboys have already lost their new addition due to suspension.

In order to assist Pollard, who was officially the backup last season because Ezekiel Elliott was thought of as the starter, Ronald Jones II joined the Cowboys over the offseason from the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Since then, Elliott has been let go, with Pollard assuming the primary job and Jones joining to provide support. But because Jones, 25, broke the NFL’s PED rules, the Cowboys will be without him for the first two games of the 2023 campaign.

In a statement issued on Monday, the NFL confirmed that Jones will not be allowed to play against the New York Jets and New York Giants.

An NFL representative issued a statement, saying, “RB Ronald Jones has been banned the first two games of the regular season for breaching the NFL rules on performance-enhancing chemicals.” “Jones is qualified to take part in every preseason workout and match.

“After the Cowboys’ Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets on Monday, September 18, he will be permitted to rejoin the team’s active roster.” Jones will be eligible to play in their Week 3 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals after missing their game against the Jets by one day.

After undergoing high-ankle surgery in January to treat an injury he suffered during the playoffs, Pollard is still recovering. They were ousted in a close loss to the San Francisco 49ers, who were faced with the new RB1.

The Cowboys will be sweating because of Jones’ suspension because it’s unclear when Pollard will be back. In 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Jones with the 38th overall pick.

Jones has had an interesting career thus far, and his two Super Bowl rings represent a very lucky performance. Under Tom Brady, the running back earned his first title before joining the Buccaneers in 2020.

One year before to Brady’s retirement, he left the team and went all the way with Patrick Mahomes to the Chiefs. Despite only getting 17 touches in six games with the Chiefs the previous season and ending with 70 yards and one score, Jones subsequently inked a one-year deal with the Cowboys in March.

While Jones narrowly missed reaching 1,000 running yards, his NFL career reached its zenith when the Buccaneers and Brady won the Super Bowl. After 192 carries, the running back concluded the 2020 campaign with 978 yards and seven touchdowns. In the 31-9 victory over the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Jones also had 12 carries for 61 yards.