Elliss joined the Patriots as a waiver claim in December. The New England Patriots made three exclusive rights free agent re-signings official on Tuesday.
The in-season acquisition is an exclusive rights free agent this offseason. The New England Patriots are already in the middle of a franchise-altering offseason.
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for Christian Elliss. At the beginning of December, Elliss was based out of Philadelphia, playing with a top Super Bowl contender.
The newest Patriot was a popular name when released by the Eagles. The New England Patriots made a move on the NFL waiver wire ahead of their Week 14 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Philadelphia Eagles needed to get better at off-ball linebacker and saw a late-season opportunity to do so when Shaq Leonard shook loose from the Indianapolis Colts.
On Thursday, New England claimed Christian Elliss off waivers. Since the Patriots were playing on Thursday Night Football, the transaction did not take effect until today.
When the Eagles signed linebacker Shaquille Leonard this week, they waived linebacker Christian Elliss to make room for Leonard on the 53-man roster. But they were hoping not to lose him.
The New England Patriots have struggled — for a while. Since Tom Brady left in 2020, the Patriots have ranked 21st in the NFL per win percentage (.435).
The New England Patriots officially claimed LB Christian Elliss off of waivers from the Eagles on Thursday, according to Aaron Wilson. The move has been deferred until Friday, given that the Patriots are playing their Week 14 game tonight.
The Philadelphia Eagles have released linebacker Christian Elliss mere days before their pivotal NFC East divisional matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles announced five roster moves on Wednesday, officially adding Shaq Leonard to the organization and releasing Christian Elliss from the active roster.
Shaquille Leonard is in for the Philadelphia Eagles, and a former Minnesota Vikings defender is out. The Eagles won the high-profile Leonard Sweepstakes this week, as the four-time All-Pro chose Philadelphia over Dallas.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced they waived LB Christian Elliss, signed WR Greg Ward to the practice squad, and released WR Cam Sims in a corresponding move. Elliss, 24, originally signed on with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Idaho in 2021 but was among their final roster cuts coming out of the preseason.
The final week of preseason action kicks off with a pair of games on Thursday evening. Here's what to focus on for the Steelers, Falcons, Eagles and Colts.
He is a study in perseverance, released four times from practice squads and waived twice after training camp. Now, Christian Elliss is pushing to be a starting linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles.
After finally having decent production at the linebacker spots, Philadelphia will restart at the position after T.J. Edwards (Bears) and Kyzir White (Cardinals) departed in free agency.
Voluntary workouts are now over from the Novacare Complex and the Philadelphia Eagles won’t be back on the practice field again until the start of training camp.
Christian Elliss secured his spot on the Eagles’ 53-man roster the old-fashioned way, the second-year linebacker earned it. The son of former Detroit Pro Bowl defensive lineman Luther Elliss, Christian stood out behind the scenes when it came to the third phase and the Eagles’ pulled the Elliss card back from the practice squad.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have promoted LB Christian Elliss and P Brett Kern from the practice squad for Week 16 and also placed TE Tyree Jackson on the injured reserve. Kern, 36, originally signed on with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent back in 2008.
The Eagles announced two practice squad elevations for Sunday’s game, promoting linebacker Christian Elliss and veteran punter Brett Kern. The most important move was Dallas Goedert being held out another week as the team looks ahead to Christmas Eve at the Cowboys.
The Eagles announced that they are activating CB Avonte Maddox from injured reserve and elevating LB Christian Elliss to the active roster. Maddox, 26, was a fourth-round pick by the Eagles out of Pittsburgh back in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Britain Covey had a day. Finally. The Eagles’ special teams units have been maligned all season long and at the head of the chopping block was Covey. Bring back Darren Sproles was the battle cry.
Philadelphia drafted a monster defensive tackle in the first round of the draft and then doubled back to add a monster in undrafted free agency. Aaron Wilson is reporting that the Eagles are adding Idaho defensive tackle, Noah Elliss on an undrafted free agent deal.
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