"As Felix Jones has spent the last month sidelined with a sprained left ankle, the Cowboys running back has missed four games and has watched the man who replaced him in the starting lineup become one of the NFL's rising stars.

But rookie DeMarco Murray's sudden, unexpected emergence hasn't pushed Jones to speed up his rehabilitation.

"I don't need to rush it," said Jones, who has gained 253 yards on 63 carries this year. "I definitely want to take my time to be 100 percent before I get out there.""