Ezekiel Elliott Next Team? Bills Odds on Signing Cowboys RB
In North Texas, it's being romanticized as "The End of the Ezekiel Era.''
But in Western New York? Maybe the Buffalo Bills simply need a power back.
On Wednesday the Dallas Cowboys opted to move on from long-time running back Ezekiel Elliott, the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft who turns 28 in July. Zeke has two NFL rushing titles to his name, and even in a 2022 season during which he was clearly fading as a "star'' - with explosive backup Tony Pollard subtlety taking over the top spot - Elliott recored 12 TDs.
And maybe that's a reason for the Bills to be as interested as the oddsmakers suggest they should be.
Via SportsLine oddsmakers, the question, "Which team will sign Ezekiel Elliott?''
And the odds ...
Chargers +300
Bills +400
Chiefs +500
Ravens +600
Browns +800
Jets +1000
Texans +1100
Saints +1200
Jaguars +1500
Rams +1700
Bears +2000
We think the oddsmakers are badly missing the boat on not including Tampas Bay, which already has reported interest in the former Ohio State back, who led the NFL in rushing in 2016 and 2018.
Once upon a time (in 2019), the Cowboys signed him to a six-year, $90 million deal, and he's been laboring to justify that contract ever since.
Now it's a fresh start for Elliott, coming off a 2022 effort ... as his 876 yards and 3.8 yards per carry were both career-lows.
Can he help as a supplementary back in Buffalo? Maybe Josh Allen wouldn't have to get all of those goal-line carries, and maybe James Cook could use a partner and mentor.
Ezekiel Elliott to Buffalo? No word yet on what the Bills think. But the oddsmakers have clearly given it some thought.
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