For a couple of months, the NFL masses awaited free-agent landing spots for high-profile running backs like Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Kareem Hunt, and Leonard Fournette.
Well, one domino fell on Monday afternoon, as former Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott landed with the New England Patriots.
Ezekiel Elliott Breaks RB Logjam
Elliott tweeted on the X app, “One Five, all the way live! @Patriots.”
The tweet indicated his new jersey number — 15 — and a fresh start for his career’s second chapter in New England.