Christian Elliss comes into Las Vegas
The Las Vegas are continuing to do their due diligence in free agency a week into the process.
According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, Las Vegas hosted New England Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss on a free-agent visit. He is a restricted free agent and the Patriots can match any offer he gets.
#Raiders hosted Christian Elliss for visit
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2025
Free-agent visits are not as common as they used to be, but at this point in free agency they do happen. The Raiders and Elliss are free to agree to terms at any time, but the Patriots will have time to match the offer.
If signed, Elliss would continue a trend of the type of free agents the Raiders are focusing on far this offseason as they begin the Pete Carroll-John Spytek regime He is a rotational backup type.
Elliss, 26, spent the past two seasons in New England. The Idaho product was also with Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. He was also on the prractice squad or in training camp with the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers.
Elliss, one of four sons of former NFL player Luther Elliss to play in the league, has played in 39 NFL games and has seven career starts. Five of those starts came with the Patriots in 2024.
The Raiders saw starting linebackers Robert Spillane (New England) and Divine Deablo (Atlanta Falcons) leave in free agency. They did sign former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Elandon Roberts to take Spillane’s place and are still looking for depth at the position.