Salvation Army Sees Huge Spike In Donations After Ezekiel Elliott Kettle Celebration

Ezekiel Elliott assisted both the Cowboys AND the clingy with his goal last Sunday … the Salvation Army informs TMZ Sports it saw a considerable spike in contributions following the star’s journey to a goal kettle.

If you missed it … Elliott hopped into a Salvation Army red pail at AT&T Stadium after scoring in the 4th quarter of the Cowboys’ blowout win over the Colts in Dallas last weekend.

He pretended to be a jack-in-the-box — while quarterback Dak Prescott wound him up. It was all humorous — and, according to Salvation Army authorities, extremely helpful too.

The org. informs us, “after Ezekiel Elliott leaped into [the kettle] on Sunday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, the number of donors to the Salvation Army that day doubled compared with the game last year.”

They included, “We love it when players jump in the giant red kettle after scoring a touchdown because it does have an impact.”

In truth, the org. informs us the quantity of $21 contributions — an ode to Elliott’s jersey number — have actually escalated too.

Elliott himself really added to the cause too in the days following ball game — he contributed a $50,000 check to the Salvation Army of North Texas on Wednesday. The cash, the org. stated, will assist kids, senior citizens and grownups with unique requirements get presents throughout this holiday.

Of course, delving into the kettle isn’t totally a brand-new thing for the Cowboys. In Elliott’s novice year in 2016, he began everything by hopping into the kettle after a rating versus the Buccaneers.

On Thanksgiving this year, Dallas tight ends had a comparable celebration at the prop.