Greg Ellis Cut By Dallas Cowboys

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: June 2, 2009

commentComment        

... defensive end and linebacker Greg Ellis was released today by the team.

The 6′6", 265-pound Ellis has spent his entire 11-year career to this point with Dallas. He was a first-round pick out of North Carolina in 1998 and started every game that year, finishing the '98 season with 27 tackles, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble. Since then, he has been a great player and a large contributor to the Dallas defense.

Ellis thought about leaving his team towards the end of his Cowboys career, mainly because former head coach Bill Parcells changed the 4-3 Cowboys defense to a 3-4. He did not fit well in the 3-4, and saw a decline in his stats playing as a defensive end.

However, like former Bill Parcells player Willie McGinest, Ellis converted from an end to a linebacker, adjusting to the new defense.

Though he finished his 2006 season early with a torn Achilles tendon, Ellis came back to Dallas the following season. It was his only Pro Bowl season to date, in wh...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments

Comments are closed.