by Nick Hamilton (@NickHamiltonLA)

LOS ANGELES — Former Dallas Cowboys great and NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith attended the 19th Annual Pump Foundation Gala and spoke about Ezekiel Elliott’s hold out, the state of the Cowboys, how running backs are undervalued in today’s game, Melvin Gordon hold out and how Smith handled his own holdout during his playing career.

Are there any similarities to what Zeke is dealing with and what he dealt with? Smith gave some fantastic perspective on all of those topics.