Former Dallas Cowboys working again Ezekiel Elliott has narrowed down his choices about the place to play in 2023 to the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Elliott, 27, want to make his determination about the place to signal by the tip of subsequent week, the sources advised Schefter.
When he does play with a brand new group, it seemingly might be in a quantity apart from the No. 21 he wore for the Cowboys for the previous seven seasons. On Thursday, Elliott tweeted: “I need my #15 again,” referring to the quantity he wore at Ohio State.
With the Eagles, Elliott would be a part of a backfield led by newly signed Rashaad Penny and together with Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell and Trey Sermon. Miles Sanders, the Eagles’ main rusher final season, left in free company to signal with the Carolina Panthers.
In New York, Elliott would be a part of a depth chart led by Breece Corridor, who’s coming back from a torn ACL suffered final season. The Jets additionally agreed to re-sign Ty Johnson to a one-year contract Thursday, a supply advised Schefter, and have Zonovan Knight and Michael Carter on the roster.
If Elliott have been to affix the Bengals, he’d be a part of a squad led by Joe Mixon and together with Chris Evans and Trayveon Williams. Samaje Perine left in free company to signal with the Denver Broncos.
Elliott, who was set to rely $16.7 million towards the Cowboys’ wage cap, was launched by the group March 15.
In 2019, Elliott signed a six-year extension value $90 million that included $50 million in assured cash, however his numbers fell off the previous three seasons, topping 1,000 yards (with 1,002) solely as soon as — in 2021, when the league expanded to a 17-game schedule.
Accidents slowed Elliott the previous two years. He performed by means of {a partially} torn posterior cruciate ligament in 2021 whereas not lacking a recreation. He missed solely two video games in 2022 due to a hyperextended proper knee however wore a brace for many of the season.
Though Elliott continued because the starter, the Cowboys relied extra on Tony Pollard final season. Pollard ran for 1,007 yards, scored 12 touchdowns and was named to the Professional Bowl for the primary time. The Cowboys positioned their franchise tag, value $10.091 million, on Pollard final month. A supply advised ESPN’s Todd Archer that Pollard signed that tender on Thursday. Pollard and the Cowboys have till July 17 to work out a long-term deal.
Elliott had a career-low 876 dashing yards in 2022, however he scored 12 touchdowns and remained a prime short-yardage again and move protector. However within the closing 4 regular-season video games, he averaged simply 2.7 yards per carry, and he had simply 17 runs of 10 yards or extra on the season.
