Former Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has a new home on the LA Chargers.
The Dallas Cowboys released an iconic player for the second time in three years when they said goodbye to Ezekiel Elliott last week.
It was a bit of a shocking move for Dallas to release Elliott prior to the season finale, but club ownership made it clear that the reason for the timing was to afford Zeke the opportunity to latch on with a playoff contender before the league’s postseason tournament began. That has officially happened.
Ezekiel Elliott is joining the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.
Breaking: Former #Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott is signing with the #Chargers, sources tell @NFLonFOX.
Zeke wanted a chance to compete for a Super Bowl and will add valuable experience to the Bolts’ offense. pic.twitter.com/N4yiM1lplD
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 7, 2025
The Ezekiel Elliott return never quite took for the Cowboys at any point and he was slowly phased out over the course of the season as Rico Dowdle took center stage in the run game. Perhaps opportunities will be more present for Elliott with his new team, a club who features a fellow Ohio State Buckeye in the backfield in J.K. Dobbins.
For what it’s worth, if Elliott managed to stick around the Chargers into the 2025 season he would get a second chance to visit AT&T Stadium as a member of the visiting team as they are one of the squads Dallas will host in 2025. You can see all of next season’s Cowboys opponents right here.
Best of luck to Ezekiel Elliott with the Chargers. Incidentally his first action with them will be back in the state of Texas as LA visits the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round.
