Free agent running back Ezekiel Elliott is scheduled to visit the New England Patriots on Saturday, multiple media outlets reported.
A two-time rushing champion, Elliott is making his first known visit with an NFL team since being released by the Dallas Cowboys on March 15.
Third-year pro Rhamondre Stevenson tops the running back depth chart for the Patriots, who released James Robinson last month. Fellow running back Ty Montgomery is nursing an undisclosed left leg/knee injury.
Second-year running backs Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris and third-year player J.J. Taylor also are on New England’s roster.
Elliott, 28, was slowed in the second half of last season by a knee injury and wasn’t fully healthy in 2021. He rushed for a career-low 876 yards and 3.8 yards per carry in 2022 in 15 games (14 starts) while backup Tony Pollard emerged as a 1,000-yard rusher and big-play threat.
Elliott led the NFL in rushing in 2016 and 2018 and registered four 1,000-yard seasons. The 2016 first-round pick (fourth overall) ranks third in Dallas history in rushing yards (8,262) and rushing touchdowns (68) behind Hall of Fame inductees Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett.
–Field Level Media