It was quite a debut season in the NFL for Elliott, who did not play organized football until his junior year at Lyons. He was the first kicker taken in the 2017 NFL draft after an impressive collegiate run at Memphis, but he began the season on the Cincinnati Bengals ' practice squad. The Eagles signed him a week later, and he became a household name after kicking a 61-yard field goal to beat the New York Giants in Week 3.