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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1985-07-09)July 9, 1985 (age 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Chino (CA) | ||||||||||
| College | USC (2003–2007) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Sedrick Dwayne Ellis (born July 9, 1985) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUniversity of Southern California (USC), and earnedunanimous All-American honors. He was selected by theNew Orleans Saints seventh overall in the2008 NFL draft.
Ellis was born inChino, California. Ellis prepped atChino High School. He was involved with teams that went to back to backCIF title games 2000, 2001. Ellis, along with teammateChris McFoy, who was on these Chino teams, played in the NFL. While in high school Ellis played defensive tackle and fullback in goal line situations.
Ellis attended theUniversity of Southern California, where he played for coachPete Carroll'sUSC Trojans football team from 2003 to 2007. As an underclassman, he learned under All-AmericanMike Patterson[1] Ellis finished hisredshirt junior season at USC during the 2006 season. He was first team coaches and Rivals.com All-Pac-10 conference, first-teamCollege Football News All-American and won theMorris Trophy. Ellis was a major force in USC's victory over then-No. 3 Michigan in the2007 Rose Bowl, recording a season-high seven tackles, a sack and a pass deflection. Following the performance, Ellis considered making the jump to the NFL in the2007 NFL draft but decided to come back for his senior season and would go pro in 2008; part of his decision to stay was tied to classmate and highly touted defensive linemanLawrence Jackson.
Bench pressing more than 500 pounds, he was the strongest player on the Trojans roster and was named one of the "Pac-10's Top 10 Players" bySports Illustrated going into the 2007 season.[2] At the end of the 2007 season, Ellis was voted the Pacific-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year by league coaches, and was selected to the all-conference first team.[3]
Ellis was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the Associated Press,American Football Coaches Association,Football Writers Association of America,Walter Camp Football Foundation andThe Sporting News,SI.com,Rivals.com.[4][5]
Although Ellis was the strongest person on the 2007 Trojans and only the third player under Pete Carroll's Trojan tenure to lift over 500 lb (230 kg), he had only started lifting weights since he was 15 (10 years as of 2010) because his father would not allow him to lift at a younger age.[6] In addition to benching a team-best 510 lb (230 kg), at the 2007 spring pro day Ellis hoisted 225 lb 42 times.[1] Because of his strength, the Trojans had to purchase a set of 200-pounddumbbells for their weight room just to accommodate him (the previous high were 160s); Ellis would do sets of eight reps on the incline bench with the 200s.[7]
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TfL | Sck | PD | Int | FF | FR | QBH | Blk | TD | ||
| 2003 | USC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | USC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | USC | 13 | 13 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | USC | 10 | 10 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | USC | 14 | 13 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 36 | 144 | 74 | 70 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 309 lb (140 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 5.05 s | 1.69 s | 2.91 s | 4.73 s | 7.78 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 36 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/USCPro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Bench Press: 440 lb (200 kg);Squat: 560 lb (250 kg)[10]
Ellis was selected by theNew Orleans Saints in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the2008 NFL draft. The Saints original draft spot was 10th, but they traded up with theNew England Patriots.[11] The teams swapped first round picks, the Saints gave up their third round selection (78th) and the Pats gave back their fifth round selection (164th).[12] The Patriots used the tenth pick to select linebackerJerod Mayo.
Initially, New Orleans attempted to trade up forLSU DTGlenn Dorsey, whom they had valued higher than Ellis. They had purportedly offered a deal to theKansas City Chiefs which included their first- and second-round picks and their first-round pick in the2009 NFL draft[13] but the Chiefs decided to draft Dorsey instead.
In New Orleans, Ellis was reunited with Saints defensive line coachEd Orgeron, who was his assistant coach at USC for his freshman year and responsible for recruiting him. Extended negotiations over contract details, not uncommon with high draft picks, led the defensive tackle to miss six days and 12 practices of training camp until a contract was agreed to on July 29. His initial five-year contract is worth a maximum value of $49 million, with $19.5 million in guarantees; however portions are based on hard-to-reach incentives that may bring the realized value of the agreement lower.[14]
Ellis started and played 13 regular season games in his rookie season for the Saints, who finished 8-8. Sedrick recorded 30 tackles (20 solo) and 4 sacks.
Ellis started and played 10 regular season games in his second season with the Saints, who finished 13-3 and went on to winSuper Bowl XLIV. He recorded 34 tackles (26 solo) and 2 sacks in the regular season. Ellis started at Defensive Tackle for the Saints in the Super Bowl, recording three tackles.
Ellis started and played in all 16 regular season games for the Saints for the first time in his NFL career, recording 44 tackles (30 solo), which marked a career high. Ellis also led all Saints defenders with 6 sacks on the year. New Orleans finished 11-5, good for 2nd place in theNFC South. Ellis started at defensive tackle in the Saints' Wild Card playoff loss to theSeattle Seahawks, recording 3 total tackles.
Ellis started all but one game during the Saints 13-3 run in 2011 that resulted in anotherNFC South title. He had 32 tackles (including playoffs) and four passes defended.
Ellis started and played in all 16 regular season games, recording 36 tackles (23 solo).[15]
On June 11, 2013, Ellis signed a one-year contract with theChicago Bears,[16] a team that had a top five defense in yards and point-per-game allowed the year prior.
On July 25, 2013, Ellis did not report to training camp and advised the Bears of his intention to retire from the NFL.[17]
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
| 2008 | NO | 13 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | NO | 10 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | NO | 16 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | NO | 15 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | NO | 16 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career[18] | 70 | 173 | 98 | 75 | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
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