{"id":432091,"date":"2023-08-06T17:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432091"},"modified":"2023-08-06T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:20:53","slug":"free-agent-ezekiel-elliott-has-these-three-teams-wanting-to-acquire-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/free-agent-ezekiel-elliott-has-these-three-teams-wanting-to-acquire-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Agent Ezekiel Elliott Has These Three Teams Wanting To Acquire Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For cap savings, Dallas waived Elliott, a 28-year-old. Elliott has remained a free agent despite a couple of teams apparently showing interest in him at the time of his release. He paid a visit to the New England Patriots at the end of July, but other than from Dallas, he doesn&#8217;t seem to have drawn much attention.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Agent Ezekiel Elliott Has These Three Teams Wanting To Acquire Him<\/h2>\n<p>Even the Cowboys management doesn&#8217;t appear to agree on whether to re-sign Elliott. Elliott&#8217;s return has been openly advocated for by quarterback Dak Prescott, and owner Jerry Jones is open to the notion, but head coach Mike McCarthy recently told reporters that Elliott isn&#8217;t necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Ezekiel Elliott was the fastest RB in the NFL \ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I5KvqURbuu\">pic.twitter.com\/I5KvqURbuu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Culture Gridiron (@culturegridiron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/culturegridiron\/status\/1685049118614302720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Due of the enormous salary Ezekiel Elliott would have earned in 2023, the Dallas Cowboys released him. Elliott got a hefty five-year deal worth $90 million back in 2019, which made sense at the time. However, given his recent performances, no team would consider paying the running back that much money now.<\/p>\n<p>There have been rumors that the Cowboys are still trying to re-sign Elliott on a deal that is much more favorable to the organization as the 2017 NFL season draws closer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> are hosting RB Ezekiel Elliott on a visit today.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VBsEC7Vv3X\">pic.twitter.com\/VBsEC7Vv3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikekadlick\/status\/1685294917621362688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Jeff Howe of The Athletic, the New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and New York Jets are all considering making a move at the running back position.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots are still very interested in signing Pro Bowler Ezekiel Elliott as a free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott&#8217;s old team, the Cowboys, are also &#8220;in the mix&#8221; to re-sign the veteran, hoping to keep him on their roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> running back Ezekiel Elliott working on game simulations and last second moves to get vertical \ud83c\udfc8<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3hunnidGuru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@3hunnidGuru<\/a> on IG) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1OOcAAb8YA\">pic.twitter.com\/1OOcAAb8YA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brandoniswrite\/status\/1684967035904696342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Howe, the New York Jets have concurrently joined the hunt for Ezekiel Elliott&#8217;s services and have expressed interest in the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Although Elliott is apparently on New York&#8217;s radar, Cook is its top objective. The four-time Pro Bowler would give the Jets offense a more pass-friendly running back who might be an outlet for Aaron Rodgers&#8217; system. \u00a0It leaves Dallas and New England as the two likely landing spots for Elliott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Patriots still remain heavily interested in signing Ezekiel Elliott, and are almost certainly not going in the Dalvin Cook direction, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffphowe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jeffphowe<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKmxsKlqsW\">pic.twitter.com\/gKmxsKlqsW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOSSportsGordo\/status\/1688214383292252160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a similar development, the New England Patriots, who had previously shown only a passing interest in Dalvin Cook, now seem to be backing off from their pursuit of him.<\/p>\n<p>In recent seasons, Elliott&#8217;s performance, previously recognized as among the NFL&#8217;s most effective running backs, has drastically decreased. His early decision to take on more work than he needed to is now beginning to catch up with him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you want Ezekiel Elliott on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESisxvQV4H\">pic.twitter.com\/ESisxvQV4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trev Reporteraport (@incredelman_11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/incredelman_11\/status\/1686054191805194240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He has 231 carries for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns in 15 games last season. He gained a lot from Tony Pollard&#8217;s labor despite only averaging 3.8 yards per run.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mets Trading Deadline Roundup: Positive Evaluations For The Updated Farm System\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mets-trading-deadline-roundup-positive-evaluations-for-the-updated-farm-system\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mets Trading Deadline Roundup: Positive Evaluations For The Updated Farm System<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For cap savings, Dallas waived Elliott, a 28-year-old. Elliott has remained a free agent despite a couple of teams apparently showing interest in him at the time of his release. He paid a visit to the New England Patriots at the end of July, but other than from Dallas, he doesn&#8217;t seem to have drawn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":402797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[788,6154,12824,6157,12823,2211],"class_list":["post-432091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-ezekiel-elliott","tag-ezekiel-elliott-jets","tag-ezekiel-elliott-patriots","tag-ezekiel-elliott-trade","tag-free-agent-ezekiel-elliott","tag-nfl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}