Which team did former Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott sign with in NFL free agency?

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott found a new NFL home with the New England Patriots, sources confirmed.

Elliott is getting a base salary of $3 million with the Patriots and can make up $6 million with incentives.

The Patriots have had an offer on the table for a couple weeks and sweetened the deal on Sunday night.

Elliott confirmed the decision on Twitter Monday afternoon, while also acknowledging he will switch to his old uniform number 15 that he wore in college at Ohio State after wearing 21 in Dallas.

The decision to join the Patriots comes almost five months to the day from when Elliott was cut by the Cowboys on March 15 due to a high salary and a decline in production.

The former two-time NFL rushing champ, who was picked fourth overall in 2016, tallied a career-low 876 rushing yards in 2022.

Elliott was set to count $16.7 million against the salary cap with a $10.9 million non-guaranteed base salary in 2023. He was released as a post-June 1 cut, allowing the Cowboys to save nearly $11 million against the 2023 cap.

The Cowboys elevated Tony Pollard to the starting role after break out 2022 in season when he made the Pro Bowl for the first time.

Pollard was given the $10.1 million franchise to replace Elliott’s salary as well as his role as the featured back.

Elliott, 28, finished his career with the Cowboys as the team’s third all-time leading rusher with 1,881 carries for 8,262 yards and 68 rushing touchdowns.

He also caught 305 passes for 2,336 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Elliott, who stayed in daily contact with quarterback Dak Prescott, had held out hope that he might get a chance to re-join the Cowboys. And owner Jerry Jones said he would never close the door on an Elliott return.

But an offer from the Cowboys never materialized.

The Patriots are providing Elliott a chance to have a solid role in an offense that will be decidedly run-oriented.

Rhamondre Stevenson is the starting running back for the Patriots. But the Patriots’ depth at the position is thin.

Elliott scored 12 rushing touchdowns in 2022 and remains a strong short-yard and goal-line running back, a role he could fill with the Patriots.

Elliott will return to AT&T Stadium in Week 4 of the NFL season when the Patriots face the Cowboys.