Ezekiel Elliott's desire to land with a playoff contender for the remainder of this season has paid off after reportedly agreeing to a deal with the

Dallas granted his request, and Elliott will now be eligible to participate in the postseason after signing on to the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday night,

Elliott is joining the Chargers’ practice squad just a few days before they face the Texans in an AFC wild-card playoff matchup.

The Los Angeles Chargers are planning to sign running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad pending a physical.

The Los Angeles Chargers are signing running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad, according to multiple reports.

And indeed, Zeke now gets one more shot with Los Angeles. Mike Fisher - as a newspaper beat writer and columnist and on radio and TV, where he is an Emmy winner - has covered the NFL since 1983 and the Dallas Cowboys since 1990, is the author of two best-selling books on the Cowboys.

After he requested his release from the Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott will now join the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the wild-card round of the playoffs.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the news of Elliott signing with the Chargers. "The Chargers are signing RB Zeke Elliott to their practice squad, source said, with the hope that the former Cowboys back gets up to speed quickly," Rapoport wrote on X Monday night.

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Elliott's release gives him an opportunity to join a playoff team ahead of the final week of the regular season.