2023-08-14 07:00:00
Written in SPORTS on 8/14/2023 10:39 p.m.
United States.- Ezekiel Elliott, running back three times selected Pro Bowl, signed with the New England Patriots for the season 2023 from NFL in exchange of six million dollars.
The 28-year-old, who made the announcement of his arrival at New England through his social networks, he was cut by the Dallas Cowboys last March, the date on which he became a free agent in the midst of a crisis in the market of running backs who complain regarding not being valued in the NFL.
Elliott arrived at the league selected in the first round of the 2016 Draft by the Cowboysa team with which, in addition to the three teams at Pro Bowl ended up like rushing yards leader in 2016 and 2018.
In seven years with the lone star team has 8,262 yards, averages 1,180 per season, and has achieved 68 annotations. Also he has 2,336 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
With the Patswhich are run by Bill Belichick, winner of seven trophies Vince Lombardi, Elliott will join Rhamondre Stevenson, Kevin Harris, Ty Montgomery, Pierre Strong y JJ Taylor in the team corridors room.
In other relevant movements, Darrel Williamschampion runner in the Super Bowl LIVE with the Kansas City Chiefs, was hired by the New Orleans Saints to cover the drop in Kendre Miller, who suffered a sprained knee.
Williams was in the Chiefs from the 2018 until the 2021. played the season 2022 with the Arizona Cardinals.
In five years in the league boasts 10.14 rushing yards on 258 carries and 11 touchdowns.
In Dallas, Zack Martinone of the best guards in the NFLreached an agreement with the Cowboys to extend his contract by two years with a raise that will allow him to earn $18 million per season.
As a means of pressure to obtain this increase, Martin He had not shown up for the team’s training sessions that began at the end of July, a situation that earned him just over a million dollars in fines for his absence.
Thanks to these 18 million per season, the player became the third highest paid in his positionjust behind Chris Jones, of the champions Kansas City Chiefsy Quenton Nelsonof the Indianapolis Colts.
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