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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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But the reigning champion has scoffed at the idea that, in the position of chaser, the pressure is off him - or that its harder being the driver everyone else is striving to catch.Its much easier leading the championship, full stop, the Mercedes driver responded. You have the advantage and so you have that comfort buffer. I have zero comfort buffer right now. Its just hard work right now. Im not focusing on the what ifs, Im just focusing on the here and now. Ted Kravitz and Johnny Herbert analyse how Lewis Hamiltons nose got broken in the Mercedes garage during Thursday practice at Monaco Hamilton has previously described his points-deficit to Rosberg as being akin to a mountain with the German almost two full race victories ahead. So has Hamilton already come to terms with the possibility of failing to complete a hat-trick of championships at Mercedes?If it happens, it happens, if it doesnt, it doesnt. There will be many, many opportunities in the future but this opportunity is still there - we have 16 races to go - and Im remaining positive. The glass is only 10 per cent full and there is still all the rest to fill up.Mercedes seek Monaco solution after practice surpriseBut Rosberg has his own special motivation this weekend. Victory would make him only the fourth driver in F1 history to have won at Monaco three or more times in a row. And the current roll-call is an illustrious list: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Mr Monaco, Graham Hill. Hamilton finished the 2015 Monaco GP in third after Mercedes pitted the race leader under Safety Car, leaving him behind Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel Hamilton, conversely, has won just once around the iconic venue - a modest statistic which prompted him to describe the race as his Achilles heel earlier this month.dddddddddddd. And while Hamilton remains a committed fan of the art of conquering the circuit and its unforgiving barriers, describing a lap of Monte Carlo as one of the purest thrills you can have in a racing car, the 31-year-old has admitted that he is not a fan of the spectacle the race sometimes provides. Can Hamilton end his Monaco hoodoo?In the last few years it has been a one-stop race and that is a procession, he mused. The track looks so cool at night and l was thinking why dont we have two races here?. We should have more stops and the ultrasoft tyre isnt soft. We need an ultra, ultra, ultra, ultrasoft - four times softer - so we have more stops and that mixes it up. In my first years, when there were more stops and that was way more exciting. We will be two seconds faster this year than last year but the overtaking will still be the same.The weather may have something to say about that, however, with showers still forecast for race day. And in any case, would Hamilton mind a lack of overtaking if he crosses the line in first?As he addressed his pre-event media briefing, Hamilton remarked that a friend had declined to attend this years event because he considered the race to be a train. Hamilton paused for a moment and then added:I said, Yeah, Im in it - and hopefully at the front. Watch the Monaco GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: Mercedes seek Monaco solution Hamiltons Monaco hoodoo Get a NOW TV weekend pass When is the Monaco GP on Sky? ' ' '