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FRISCO, Texas -- Alfred Morris wont be trying to prove the Redskins wrong when the Dallas running back faces his former team for the first time Sunday.The affable veteran looks forward to renewing acquaintances in Washington, including his old quarterback, and doesnt sit around wondering how a team could give up on him just two years after he was one of the NFLs most productive players over his first two seasons.I know people are like, `You say that, Morris said, anticipating the reaction in the middle of his answer. But its not cliche. This is me being me. I never had to feel like I had to prove anything. I feel like if I have to try to do that, then I wouldnt be being myself.Any other week, Morris will pull for the Washington running game, not revel in how badly it struggles, such as in the season-opening loss to Pittsburgh.And he sent Kirk Cousins a text telling him to make sure to have fun before the first game that they werent in the Redskins backfield together. Thats what he used to tell him in the locker room.Morris is also looking forward to seeing the stadium workers in Washington after forming special bonds with some of them. If he cant see them for dinner Saturday night, hell touch base before the game, just as he used to.In other words, no hard feelings, even though Morris always hoped to spend his career with one team.A lot of people think theyre bigger than the game or `That wont happen to me, Morris said.I accept what it is. They had a different plan. I wasnt a part of that. Im moving on, but I still have the opportunity to keep my dream alive and playing this game as long as I can. It happened to be with a rival team.Morris, whose numbers slipped after Jay Gruden replaced Mike Shanahan as coach, said the Cowboys were a late entry among teams pursuing him in free agency.And the fifth-year back has often said he didnt regret his choice even after Dallas chose Ezekiel Elliott fourth overall in the draft.At that time, Darren McFadden also was healthy after leading the Cowboys in rushing last season. When McFadden broke an elbow in a household accident, the early season plan became clear: Elliott starting, and Morris backing him up.The opening 20-19 loss to the New York Giants was the first time in 65 games that Morris didnt start.Alfred will handle his business like a pro, no matter what happens, Gruden said. He handled his exit here like a pro. He handled being No. 2 there like a pro. Hes going to be a pro no matter how you cut it. Thats the type of guy he is.Morris was the most efficient Dallas back in the opener with seven carries for 35 yards, a 5-yard average. Elliott averaged half that in 20 carries. But it doesnt change Morris answer about his role.Like I always say whether I have one carry or 100 carries, it doesnt matter, said Morris, who ran for nearly 3,000 yards in his first two seasons with the Redskins, making the Pro Bowl both times. I got good work, better than what some backups get, and thats OK with me.Most of Morris production in Washington came with Robert Griffin III at quarterback, particularly their rookie season together in 2012 when the Redskins beat Dallas in the regular-season finale with a playoff berth on the line, highlighted by Morris career-best 200 yards rushing.But Morris formed a bond with Cousins that endures, with their wives remaining close as well.Phenomenal teammate, Cousins said. Never made it about himself and hes a guy who Ill be a friend with for life. 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Former Olympic sprint stars and civil activists Tommie Smith and John Carlos earned fame and scorn when they raised their gloved fists on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Games and bowed their heads through the national anthem in protest during the heart of racial tension in the U.S.They were booted out of the Olympic village, condemned and sent home, then eventually celebrated back in the Bay Area years later.As the Rio de Janeiro Olympics prepare to kick off this week, these two men returned to where they shined on campus at San Jose State and now have a 23-foot statue of that history-making moment, helping the university with the announcement Monday that it is reinstating the storied mens track and field program in 2018 after nearly three decades without one.The Olympic project for human rights was started, and it was completed, Smith said Monday. Well stand behind ideas like that `til the day we die. This statue on my right represents you all. John Carlos and Tommie Smith might be the ones who put a foot on those steps, who were standing, but let me tell you, when we walked off, we carried you with us. I humbly thank all of you for the support back then. ... One great man said, `There is redemptive actions in proactive sacrifices, and I thank God that he made it possible and we took those steps to bring it forward.The renowned and respected Speed City track team Smith and Carlos carried to success and Olympic glory is back at last -- with the two sprinters now in their 70s.Smith won a gold medal and Carlos the bronze in the 200 meters in Mexico, committed to their Olympic Project for Human Rights. They wore black socks and no shoes to represent black poverty, raising their fists to symbolize blackk power.ddddddddddddCarlos said he is appreciative of getting another opportunity to come back to San Jose State and see so many people that remember and welcome us back with love, because thats what we exuded all the time we were here, was love for you guys as well.The city of San Jose is embracing the universitys decision, also remembering what Smith and Carlos stood for during their memorable Olympics in Mexico City.That race was at the forefront of national consciousness, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. It raised our national struggle for racial justice to global consciousness. And of course today, again, race has surged in a national discussion.With many of their former teammates on hand, Smith and Carlos cherished the idea that their legacy would carry on through new young men in track and field in a place that meant so much to their athletic careers. Mens track and field was dropped in 1988.Were also bringing back track and field to honor their courageous stand for human rights, athletic director Gene Bleymaier said. For several years now weve had a dream, a dream that turned into a golden opportunity.The mens program will be reinstated on Oct. 16, 2018, 50 years to the day after Smith and Carlos made their silent protest. The university has a womens program but the team practices 12 miles away at a junior college, so part of Mondays announcement was about the start of a $5 million fundraising campaign to build a new track and field facility on campus.The mens team will begin competition in the spring of 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the schools outdoor track NCAA championship in 1969. ' ' '