The New England Patriots faced a crucial decision regarding linebacker Christian Elliss during the offseason. Initially, they tendered Elliss as a restricted free agent, allowing other teams to make offers, which the Raiders did. The Patriots chose to match the offer sheet, believing in Elliss's potential for growth and versatility. Head coach Mike Vrabel described this as a challenging decision but expressed confidence in Elliss's ability to enhance the team. As a result, Elliss signed a two-year contract worth $13.51 million, reflecting the team's faith in his skills and performance improvements since joining.
We ultimately decided that a young, ascending player that has his skillset and speed we feel like can do a lot of different things for us, and that his arrow was up.
Christian is excited, by all accounts. We're excited to have him. This is a player that the more he played, the better he got.
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