[Rapoport] The #Patriots are expected to sign former #Cowboys star RB Ezekiel Elliott to a 1-year deal worth up to $6M after his successful FA visit earlier in camp (twitter.com)

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[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

I didn’t know the Pats were looking for a new center, hopefully Zeke has worked on his blocking fundamentals in the offseason

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Jokes aside, blocking might be his biggest role. He has the knowledge and tools for effective pass protection and while Rhamondre can also do it, it's the kind of wear we'd like to limit to an extent while he's taking the bulk of the touches.

Obviously Rhomondre will block if he plays on passing downs and Zeke will also run routes if he does pass blocking, but I think pass protection and short yardage are probably the intended role in whatever limited reps Zeke gets.

[-] Holomew@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yep, Bill loves having guys in specific roles and Zeke is still a solid blocker / pass pro. No doubt Mondre is the guy but zeke should see plenty of play.

[-] TheAndrewBrown@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Personally, I think being the pretty definite RB2 behind Stevenson will be good for Zeke at this point in his career. He also seems like he can fill the Damien Harris shaped hole on the team. Should be interesting to see how this works out.

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