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Report: Ellis turned down Pats

 06.18.09 at 6:42 pm ET
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According to this report in the Dallas Morning News, Greg Ellis — who was recently released by the Cowboys — was offered a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Patriots. However, the veteran pass rusher decided against signing with New England, preferring instead to ink a three-year, $10 million contract with Oakland.

The 33-year-old Ellis, who has played his entire 11-year career with Dallas before being cut loose earlier this spring, had 77 sacks in 11 seasons with the Cowboys. His best season came in 2007 when he made the Pro Bowl after posting a career-best 12.5 sacks, despite missing the first three games recovering with a torn Achilles’ tendon.

A first-round pick out of North Carolina, Ellis is a 6-foot-6, 262-pounder who spent eight years at defensive end in Dallas before the Cowboys moved him to outside linebacker.

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  • Keith

    I’m sure going to miss him.

  • Darin

    No. He choose more money over less money.

  • Sonny

    No he choose to go back to playing DE over playing LBer. He will play DE in Oakland 90% of the time and only have to play LBer when the Raiders use the 3-4 to mix it up.

    With Nnamdi shutting down one side of the field and having another pretty good corner on the other side. Having Ellis to go along with Burgess should have the Raiders pass rush being much better.

  • Martini

    Brady fumbled.

  • Maverick

    No. He chose a young team with possibilities over an over rated old team at the end of a scripted run….

  • Nujack

    FUMBLE!

  • r8erq

    FUMBALIA!!!! FUMBLEROOSKIE!!!! HE DROPPED THE DAMN BALL!!!!!

  • PatsFan

    Maverick,

    The Raiders are a team of possibilities? LOL. Great joke. Last in the AFC west again. No playoffs…Again.

    The Pats D isn’t as great as it once was but it is getting younger and better. Plus…our offense is as good as ever. does this = SB? No. But we’re 1 of 4 teams with the best chance at it!

    Raiders aren’t close to anything but a Al Davis firing of another coach and drafting another sprinter. “Just Speed Baby”

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