The Patriots tendered Christian Elliss leading up to the 2025 league year.
A New England Patriots linebacker began his week in the AFC West.
The Las Vegas Raiders hosted restricted free agent Christian Elliss on a visit, as shared Monday by Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2.
Elliss, 26, received a one-year, $3.263 million tender in Foxborough leading up to the start of the 2025 league year. That level — the right of first refusal — comes without the strings of draft compensation attached.
It allows Elliss to negotiate with organizations around the NFL through April 19. The Patriots can either match or decline any prospective offer sheet. But if one is not executed on or before April 18, his rights will revert.
Entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2021, the University of Idaho product made stops with the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers before heading to Gillette Stadium. After being claimed off waivers during the final month of 2023, Elliss played exclusively in the kicking game. He went on to outlast the 53-man roster deadline in 2024 en route to an expanded role.
On a base salary of $985,000 last season, Elliss appeared in 16 games under previous head coach Jerod Mayo and previous defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington. The 6-foot-2, 231-pound linebacker made five starts off the ball, seeing 513 snaps on defense and 247 snaps on special teams.
A career-high 80 tackles were tallied by Elliss. He also had a hand in 1.5 sacks along with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and his first interception as the calendar turned to December.
Last week, the Patriots signed former Raiders linebacker and captain Robert Spillane to a three-year, $33 million deal as an unrestricted free agent.