Patriots Signing RB Ezekiel Elliot To One-Year, Max-$6M Deal

According to Ian Rapoport, the Patriots are signing RB Ezekiel Elliott to a one-year deal with a maximum value of $6 million. 

Adam Schefter reports it’s a $4 million base value, with a $1 million signing bonus and a $3 million base salary, all guaranteed. 

New England has been looking for more help in the backfield and had Elliott in for a visit earlier this summer, which seemed to go well by all accounts. 

Money was the big hangup but it appears both sides found a number they’re comfortable with. 

Elliott, 27, was taken with the No. 4 overall pick by the Cowboys back in 2016. He signed a four-year rookie contract worth $24,956,342, which included a signing bonus of $16,350,068.

Elliott was set to make a base salary of $3.85 million for the 2019 season and another $9.1 million in 2020 under the fifth-year option when he elected to hold out for a new deal in 2019. Dallas eventually re-signed him to a six-year, $90 million extension that included $50 million guaranteed. 

However, the Cowboys designated Elliott a June 1 release earlier this offseason. 

In 2022, Elliott appeared in 15 games for the Cowboys and rushed for 876 yards on 231 carries (3.8 YPC) and 12 touchdowns.

We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2023 NFL Free Agents list.