1. Sedrick Dwayne Ellis was born on July 9,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League.
18 Facts About Sedrick Ellis
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Sedrick Ellis played college football for the University of Southern California, and earned unanimous All-American honors.
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Sedrick Ellis was selected by the New Orleans Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL draft.
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Sedrick Ellis was involved with teams that went to back to back CIF title games 2000,2001.
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Sedrick Ellis attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2003 to 2007.
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Sedrick Ellis was a major force in USC's victory over then-No 3 Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl, recording a season-high seven tackles, a sack and a pass deflection.
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Sedrick 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 and The Sporting News, SI.
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Sedrick Ellis was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft.
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In New Orleans, Sedrick Ellis was reunited with Saints defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, who was his assistant coach at USC for his freshman year and responsible for recruiting him.
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Sedrick Ellis recorded 34 tackles and 2 sacks in the regular season.
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Sedrick Ellis started at Defensive Tackle for the Saints in the Super Bowl, recording three tackles.
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Sedrick Ellis started and played in all 16 regular season games for the Saints for the first time in his NFL career, recording 44 tackles, which marked a career high.
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Sedrick Ellis led all Saints defenders with 6 sacks on the year.
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Sedrick Ellis started at defensive tackle in the Saints' Wild Card playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, recording 3 total tackles.
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Sedrick Ellis had 32 tackles and four passes defended.
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Sedrick Ellis started and played in all 16 regular season games, recording 36 tackles.
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On June 11,2013, Sedrick Ellis signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears, a team that had a top five defense in yards and point-per-game allowed the year prior.
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On July 25,2013, Sedrick Ellis did not report to training camp and advised the Bears of his intention to retire from the NFL.