“I’ve definitely had self-awareness but I didn’t have the motivation,” Elliott said before the 2022 season. “The lack of focus, the lack of attention to detail, just not being a pro. I was self-aware but I wasn’t self-aware to the point I wanted to improve. It’s taken me just till now to understand it.”
Things didn’t get much better in 2022. He started 17 games for the Browns with 36 tackles and two sacks, but he was the target of a lot of criticism, which included Pro Football Focus rating him as one of the worst defensive tackles in the league.