Ezekiel Elliott Announces Incredible Pledge to Aid Coronavirus Relief Efforts in Texas

Countless professional athletes have been using their platform to give back to local communities as the nation continues to reckon with the severity of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is the latest to join that growing list. The 24-year-old star took to Instagram this week to announce that he's teaming up with North Texas Food Bank to help expedite the relief efforts in Dallas, and the state of Texas as a whole.

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Super excited to be teaming up with the North Texas Food Bank to help thousands of people during this difficult time. We will be releasing all new merch this weekend and donating 100% of the proceeds to NTFB with @centretx doing a match on whatever we raise. The vision of North Texas Food Bank is a hunger free, healthy Texas, we hope to raise hundreds of thousand to support those in need!

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Elliott is also partnering with Centre to launch a collection of apparel that will be available for purchase on Saturday. All of the those proceeds will be matched by Centre to support the North Texas Food Bank, which has been donating meals to those in need and offering jobs to recently laid-off individuals.

The former No. 4 overall pick acknowledged that he hopes to raise a substantial amount of money with this pledge to help those in need out.

Ezekiel Elliott is teaming up with the North Texas Food Bank to get meals to those in need https://t.co/7LCt1hpFHh pic.twitter.com/qHW6h12C2E
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 9, 2020

There have been shipments of gestures similar to Elliott's since COVID-19 began sweeping the nation, and it's just as refreshing and heartwarming each time news like this breaks. The former Ohio State star deserves a round of applause for this generous act.