Kevin Ellison (American football)
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S. | |||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
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| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, California) | ||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Kevin Marcus Ellison (January 8, 1987 – October 4, 2018) was an
Early years
Born in
College career
Ellison graduated a semester early from high school and enrolled at
Professional career
San Diego Chargers
Ellison was drafted by the
Seattle Seahawks
On June 22, 2010 Ellison was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks. He was waived on June 25, 2010 after failing his physical.[3] He then cleared waivers and signed in order to "adjust contractual issues." Once again, he was united with his college coach. On September 5, 2010, Ellison was released by the Seahawks.
Cathedral High School (Los Angeles, CA)
September 2011: Kevin Ellison became the Defensive Coordinator at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, CA and was joined by his brothers, Keith who coaches the Linebackers and Chris who coaches the Defensive Backs.
Personal life
Ellison's brother, Keith, was a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills. Another brother, Chris, played for BYU in 1997 and 1998.[4]
On May 24, 2010, Ellison was arrested on possession of a
On June 14, 2012, Ellison was arrested again, this time for arson after starting an apartment fire in Liberty Lake, Washington which caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to the building. He claimed God told him to do it.[6]
Ellison died in October 2018 at the age of 31.[7][8] He had been walking on the Interstate 5 freeway when he was fatally struck by the driver of a vehicle.
In September 2019, researchers at Boston University posthumously determined that Ellison had Stage II chronic traumatic encephalopathy from studying tissue samples of his brain.[9] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[10][11]
References
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Chargers release safety Ellison". Espn.com. June 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Johns, Greg (June 25, 2010). "Report: Ellison released after failing physical". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "#56 Keith Ellison - Buffalo Bills". Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "News - Around the NFL". NFL.com.
- ^ "Ex-USC star safety: 'God' drove him to arson". Espn.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Former USC safety Kevin Ellison dies at 31". ESPN.com. 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Former USC football safety Kevin Ellison dies at 31". Reignoftroy.com. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "CTE CENTER NEUROPATHOLOGY REPORT" (PDF).
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
External links
- USC Trojans football bio Archived 2009-05-26 at the Wayback Machine