Patriots Football Daily: Ezekiel Elliott Returning to Dallas

Ezekiel Elliott came to the New England Patriots on a one-year deal in 2023 after spending the first seven seasons of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. The running back concluded that Dorothy was right, there’s no place like home. Elliott, a free agent, is returning to Dallas.

The deal was first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Reunion: Three-time Pro Bowl RB Ezekiel Elliott agreed to terms with the #Cowboys pending physical, sources tell me and @RapSheet.

With Tony Pollard gone and Elliott coming off a strong finish to his lone season in New England, it’s time to Feed Zeke again in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/AvIGnUjYxM

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 29, 2024

This was the write-up on Elliott’s free agency outlook on Patriots Football Now:

“There were not many bright spots on the New England Patriots offense last season. Running back Ezekiel Elliott was one of them though. He played hard, which is not something everybody appeared to be doing. Elliott rushed for 642 yards. He caught 51 passes for 313 yards. Elliott scored five touchdowns on the year. Elliott may opt to parlay his solid season into joining a contender (perhaps even a return to Dallas) but New England could certainly do worse than bringing back Elliott to join Rhamondre Stevenson in the backfield.”

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 8,262 yards, amassed 2,336 receiving yards, and scored 80 touchdowns during his first stint with the Cowboys.

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Football Fun Fact of the Day

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 8,262 yards and 68 touchdowns with the Dallas Cowboys. That places him third in both categories in Cowboys franchise history behind only Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett.

The Patriots franchise leaders are Sam Cunningham (5,453 rushing yards) and Jim Nance (45 rushing touchdowns).

Post of the Day

Today’s post is from the New England Patriots with Ezekiel Elliott’s final touchdown for New England:

Ezekiel Elliott runs it in! One-possession game in Buffalo.

📺: #NEvsBUF on CBS
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/sFjqko01pD pic.twitter.com/suaKbZFP2o

— NFL (@NFL) December 31, 2023