Gregory Lemont Ellis (born August 14, 1975 in Wendell, North Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.
Ellis attended the University of North Carolina and was a letterman in football.
Ellis was drafted with the 8th pick of first round in the 1998 NFL Draft by th...
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Gregory Lemont Ellis (born August 14, 1975 in Wendell, North Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.
Ellis attended the University of North Carolina and was a letterman in football.
Ellis was drafted with the 8th pick of first round in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Through no fault of his own, Greg Ellis's selection caused a great stir among Dallas Cowboys fans who were disappointed that the team passed on the opportunity to take Randy Moss. Although rumored to be the destination where Moss would end up, Dallas was a team that was in dire need of an image makeover after it had recently seen many of its players involved in public scandals including drug arrests and weapons charges. The image of the team was suffering greatly as many of its high profile players including Michael Irvin...
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