Atiyyah Ramadan Ellison [ah-TEE-ah] was born on September 29,1981 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Atiyyah Ellison
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Atiyyah Ellison was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Atiyyah Ellison was ranked one of the top defensive lineman in the Midwest, won All-State honors, and was an All-Metro choice.
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Atiyyah Ellison was a standout basketball player and received all-conference honors his senior year.
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Atiyyah Ellison owns his high school shot put record and competed at the state track meet his junior and senior years.
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Atiyyah Ellison attended Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, for two seasons, where he redshirted in 2000.
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In 2003, Atiyyah Ellison earned third-team All-Big 12 Conference honors after recording 72 tackles, four sacks, and two forced fumbles.
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Atiyyah Ellison was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Atiyyah Ellison was waived by Carolina during final cuts on September 3,2005, and re-signed to their practice squad two days later.
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Atiyyah Ellison returned to the practice squad on September 27,2005, and was elevated to the active roster again on October 31,2005, where he spent the remainder of the season as an inactive.
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Atiyyah Ellison was waived by the Panthers on September 2,2006.
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Atiyyah Ellison was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens on September 12,2006, and was elevated to the 53-man roster on December 4,2006.
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Atiyyah Ellison was inactive for three games before being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on December 30,2006.
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Atiyyah Ellison was waived by the Ravens on September 1,2007, and re-signed to their practice squad the next day.
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Atiyyah Ellison was inactive for the entire 2007 season and was waived by the 49ers on August 30,2008, and re-signed to the 49ers' practice squad the next day.
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Atiyyah Ellison made his NFL debut as a reserve in Week 1 of the 2009 season.
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Atiyyah Ellison went on to play in 15 games for the Jaguars in 2009, starting nine at defensive tackle.
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Atiyyah Ellison finished the season with 28 tackles and one and a half sack.
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Atiyyah Ellison was waived by the Jaguars on September 4,2010.
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Atiyyah Ellison was inactive for one game before being waived on October 27,2010.
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Atiyyah Ellison was signed by the New England Patriots on January 4,2011, prior to their first playoff game.