![]() Pollard, 26, was impactful at Memphis, just not as a traditional tailback under former coach Mike Norvell. STAYING THE COURSE: Why Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield isn’t changing approach after back-to-back losing AAC seasonsįROM THE ARCHIVES: Tony Pollard took a risk leaving Memphis early for the NFL Draft. PORTAL UPDATE: How Colorado teammates under Deion Sanders, Tyrin Taylor and Austin Smith, reunited at Memphis He has done so six times in four NFL seasons. ![]() He broke 100 yards rushing just once in college – in his final game, when Henderson opted out of the 2018 Birmingham Bowl and the Tigers lost to Wake Forest.Pollard never led Memphis in rushing over 40 college games and did so 10 times for the Cowboys just last season.1,820 recruit in the country by 247 Sports coming out of Melrose High School and had just two scholarship offers – from Memphis and Austin Peay ![]() It very well might turn into the stuff of legend, if he indeed continues to track as the most successful player from the winningest era Memphis football has ever produced.īecause, despite Pollard’s Pro Bowl season with the Cowboys this past year, these three things all remain true today: On the cusp of being the starting running back for the Dallas Cowboys, Pollard has a backstory worth telling over and over again with each explosive touchdown he scores for America’s Team. This felt especially relevant as Pollard held his first youth football camp in Memphis for nearly 200 area children, since the path he took to reach this point is both improbable and instructive. View Gallery: Tony Pollard photos through the years
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