The Patriots are retaining linebacker Christian Elliss ... giving them the opportunity to match any offer sheet extended by another team. The 26-year-old Elliss is now under contract in New ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots matched the Las Vegas Raiders' offer sheet to restricted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss on Monday. The offer sheet was a two-year, $13.5 ...

As it turns out, linebacker Christian Elliss won’t be leaving New England. While Elliss signed an offer sheet with the Raiders as a restricted free agent, the Patriots will match the contract to ...

The Raiders hosted restricted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss for a visit this week and they hope that he’ll be sticking around for a while. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they ...

with NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reporting the team signed Elliss to an offer sheet. The Pats have five days to match, per long-held league rules that rarely come up due to the scarcity of RFA offer ...