Philadelphia Eagles players recruiting Ezekiel Elliott in NFL free agency
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott could join an NFC East rival: the Philadelphia Eagles. After Elliott reportedly narrowed down his options to the Eagles, Jets and Bengals, numerous Eagles players started recruiting Elliott to Philadelphia.
Darius Slay and Lane Johnson sent out tweets and tagged Elliott to consider Philadelphia. If it works, the Eagles could bolster their running back room.
With Miles Sanders off to the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles signed Rashaad Penny to join Boston Scott and Kenneth Gainwell. But Elliott seems to be wanted by players.
After leading the Cowboys’ run game in each season since his rookie year, Elliott heavily split time with Tony Pollard in 2022, resulting in the least productive season so far for the 27-year-old.
Elliott totaled 876 rushing yards in the regular season and just 53 rushing yards in the two postseason games. Meanwhile, Pollard notched his first 1,000-yard rushing season and made the Pro Bowl.
Over 103 career NFL regular season games for Dallas, Elliott rushed for 8,262 yards with 68 rushing touchdowns.
Hailing from Ohio State, Elliott was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He had four 1,000+ yard rushing seasons through seven seasons with Dallas. He is a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016 and 2018.
More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency
The NFL 2023 calendar year began 4 p.m. ET on March 15 when contracts running through 2022 officially ran out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams had a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and it ended March 7. Teams were allowed from March 13 through March 15 a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.
In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets while April 26 marks the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets. 722 players are slated to become free agents in 2023.