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On Thursday, ESPN reported that former Dallas Cowboys working again Ezekiel Elliott had narrowed down his next-team want checklist to the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. These are usually not essentially groups which have reached out to Zeke, however groups he would contemplate enjoying for.
It stays to be seen what degree of curiosity Cincinnati, New York or Philly would even have in Elliott, but it surely feels like a type of groups has already pulled themselves out of the working. On Thursday, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was requested bout Zeke’s reported curiosity.
“There’s plenty of nice gamers which are obtainable proper now,” Taylor mentioned, through WCPO. “We like our crew the place it is at proper now, but it surely’s at all times enjoyable when issues get thrown round. Sometimes it is the primary you hear of it, however that is simply the way in which life works.”
The Bengals have Joe Mixon, Trayveon Williams and Chris Evans presently on the roster on the working again place, and misplaced Samaje Perine to the Denver Broncos in free company. It’s comprehensible why Zeke wish to play for probably the greatest groups within the AFC, but it surely does not sound just like the Bengals are very enthusiastic about including a big participant on the place.
Last season was most likely the worst of Elliott’s profession, as he rushed for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns. Among the 22 NFL gamers to report 200 rushes final yr, Elliott ranked final or tied for final in yards per rush (3.8), proportion of 10-yard rushes (7.4%) and tackles averted (32). However, Zeke is 27 occurring 28, and never completed simply but. Wherever he goes, he plans on ditching his No. 21 for No. 15, which he wore in faculty at Ohio State.
