Mike Reiss, ESPN Group of workers Scribbler
FOXBOROUGH, Aggregate. — Detached-agent working again Ezekiel Elliott is scheduled to talk over with the New England Patriots on Saturday, a supply showed to ESPN.
The 27-year-old Elliott, who was released via the Dallas Cowboys on March 15 in a salary-cap go, had a career-low 876 dashing yards in 2022, however he scored 12 touchdowns and remained a supremacy short-yardage again and go protector.
That may be a attainable position that the Patriots, who’re getting ready to observe in complete pads early after hour with a big emphasis at the working sport, may well be taking a look to fill.
That is Elliott’s first free-agent talk over with since he used to be discharged via the Cowboys. His talk over with to the Patriots used to be first reported via Jordan Schultz.
3rd-year professional Rhamondre Stevenson is the Patriots’ supremacy working again, however the intensity in the back of him used to be slim getting into coaching camp. The crew had discharged James Robinson in June and not crammed his spot at the intensity chart. Later, on the second one while of coaching camp, veteran Ty Montgomery left observe with an confidential left leg/knee trauma.
That has left second-year working backs Pierre Sturdy and Kevin Harris, and third-year participant J.J. Taylor because the lone avid gamers in the back of Stevenson.
Latter hour, the Patriots hosted unfastened brokers Leonard Fournette and Darrell Henderson.
The Patriots have additionally been related to unfastened agent Dalvin Cook, who’s scheduled to talk over with with the New York Jets within the coming days.
“Dalvin’s another player, this is a really, really unique situation — you don’t typically have players of this caliber available at this time,” director of participant body of workers Matt Groh stated Wednesday. “We saw firsthand last year going up to Minnesota on Thanksgiving what he can do.”
Stevenson, who led the Patriots terminating season with 1,040 dashing yards on 210 carries, stated Friday he’s observable to the crew bringing in support.
“I’m totally confident in our room right now, but if we get another one, I’m with that too,” he stated.
