It is a summer time of recent beginnings for New England Patriots working again Ezekiel Elliott.
After being launched by the Dallas Cowboys in March, Elliott signed with the Patriots final month. The 28-year-old working again joins a backfield with third-year working again Rhamondre Stevenson, who’s coming off a profession season with 1,040 yards dashing.
A brand new workforce means a brand new quantity for Elliott. He switched from No. 21 to No. 15, which he wore throughout three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He reverted again to his school quantity since defensive again Adrian Phillips wears No. 21 in New England.
Elliott paid homage to his two jersey numbers with a reversible chain.
Each numbers have spectacular statistics that include them.
At Ohio State, Elliott jumped onto the scene after a dominant sophomore season, working for 1,878 yards and 18 touchdowns. Elliott’s 85-yard landing run late in opposition to the Alabama Crimson Tide within the 2015 Sugar Bowl secured the Buckeyes’ first Nationwide Championship since 2002.
He ran for 1,821 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior, third-most in Ohio State historical past, incomes him Massive Ten Offensive Participant of the Yr honors. Elliott notched a document 4 touchdowns in a win in opposition to Notre Dame within the 2015 Fiesta Bowl.
That very same success adopted within the NFL, although it initially needed to include a distinct quantity (the NFL’s position-based quantity restrictions weren’t lifted till 2021).
Could not put on 15 within the NFL however 21 appears to be like like 15 within the mirror 👌🏾
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) July 1, 2016
Elliott put collectively one of many best rookie seasons as a working again with 1,631 dashing yards as a rookie — a Cowboys’ document and third-best in NFL historical past. He additionally ran for 15 touchdowns, three shy of Eric Dickerson’s rookie document. The NFL named Elliott as Rookie of the Yr and a member of the All-Professional First Staff.
Elliott wore No. 21 via seven seasons with the Cowboys. He ran for 8,262 yards and 68 touchdowns, each the third-most in franchise historical past behind Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett.
