Patriots' Christian Elliss: Left off injury report
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Elliss (concussion) was removed from the Patriots' injury report Thursday.
Elliss entered concussion protocols after sustaining a head injury during the Patriots' preseason finale against the Commanders. Now that he's cleared protocols, Elliss will be good to go for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Bengals. He played for both the Eagles and Patriots last season and finished with 21 tackles (13 solo) across 16 regular-season games.
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Patriots' Christian Elliss: Participates in full
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Elliss (concussion) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
Elliss sustained a concussion during the Patriots' preseason finale, but it appears he's passed protocol after practicing in full Wednesday. With the Idaho product back at full health, he's expected to serve as New England's third-team inside linebacker and likely contribute on special teams.
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Patriots' Christian Elliss: Leaves with head injury
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Elliss exited Sunday night's preseason game against the Commanders with a head injury and will not return.
The 25-year-old was ruled out in the second half. Elliss was claimed off waivers from the Eagles late last season and appeared in a combined 16 games for Philly and New England. He has 23 NFL games under his belt and is in line to handle a special teams role for the Patriots should he make the roster.
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Patriots' Christian Elliss: Picked up by New England
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The Patriots claimed Elliss off waivers Friday.
Elliss played mostly on special teams for the Eagles before being waived by Philadelphia on Wednesday. He's now found a new home in New England and will provide immediate help on special teams while adding depth at oustide linebacker behind starters Anfernee Jennings and Josh Uche.
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Christian Elliss: Gets let go
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Elliss was waived by the Eagles on Wednesday.
Elliss has appeared in all 12 games this season for Philadelphia, mostly as a special-teams contributor. If he can clear waivers, he could be a candidate to return to the team's practice squad.
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Eagles' Christian Elliss: Earns roster spot
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Elliss was signed to the Eagles' active roster Friday.
Elliss has spent the entire regular season on Philadelphia's practice squad but was elevated to the active roster for each of the last three games. His performance was enough to convince the Eagles he deserves a spot on the active roster, and he should contribute primarily on special teams moving forward.
