The Chargers decided not to move Elliott up, instead promoting Jaret Patterson for the Wild Card game against the Texans. Elliott spent the 2023 season with the New England Patriots in a reserve role and then came back to the Cowboys, the team that drafted him at No. 4 overall in 2016.

The Chargers will not elevate Ezekiel Elliott from the practice squad when Los Angeles faces the Houston Texans in Saturday’s AFC wild-card round game. The veteran running back was signed to the practice squad on Tuesday and had three practices.

The Los Angeles Chargers made a handful of notable roster moves ahead of the team’s NFL wild-card round playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. First, the expected, as the Chargers activated both wideout Simi Fehoko and cornerback Eli Apple off injured reserve,

In five years as the head coach of the Cowboys, McCarthy has led the organization to one playoff win, in 2022. Despite the struggles, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has remained open to "moving forward" with McCarthy as the team's head coach, per Tom Pelissero .

Mike McCarthy has not secured his spot as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach in 2025, but the job is not yet vacant.

McCarthy is a proven winner and currently has a 49-35 overall record with the Cowboys through five seasons. Three of those five seasons have also led to playoff appearances. Thoug