The New England Patriots had until Monday to decide whether or not to match the offer sheet restricted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. They indeed opted to do so, keeping the 26-year-old on a two-year contract extension.
Full details of that extension are not yet available, but we know that the compensation at least meets the $4.8 million value of the Raiders’ original offer.
Let’s grade the decision.
Bernd Buchmasser: The Patriots clearly feel they have something in Elliss, and it is not hard to see why.