The clip cuts off from there, but the soundbite went viral. The phrase “Cowgirls” is problematic given that it uses gender as an attempt to insult, but it was also odd coming from Kelley. He’s been very reserved when speaking to the media this season, touching mainly on how thrilling the experience has been from an undrafted rookie out of Tulane to the Redskins’ starting running back, but he claimed the quote was taken out of context.

“It’s a rivalry, so it is what it is,” Kelley said after the game on Thursday. “I mean, I wasn’t saying anything bad about them. I was saying how good they were, 9-1 and whatever the case may be, and someone asked me about the rivalry. ‘Do you know about the rivalry?’ Yeah, I know enough about it. And that’s what happened. They just cut that part out and put what they wanted.

“Next time, I just won’t even comment on it. All my teammates know me. They know that I ain’t no type of person to say something malicious, but it is a rivalry, man.”

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Kelley, 24, doesn’t regret what he said because he felt he didn’t mean the phrase in the context it was displayed on social media.

“Knowing how people twist stuff around, I won’t say it again,” Kelley said.

As for the game, Kelley had his worst outing since he took over as the starter in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He gained just 37 yards on 14 carries, averaging 2.6 yards per touch. Kelley ran hard, however, but Washington was unable to establish an effective run game against a Cowboys defense that ranked third in the league in run defense prior to the game.

“They came out there like a team that’s 9-1 man, well now 10-1,” Kelley said. “Those guys came out and balled. I can’t take nothing away from it. Those guys came out and played.”

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