It's Official - Greg Ellis GONE (Or Will Be)

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Jerry Jones is really shaking things up. I figured that somebody would be cut since he has 193 LBs on the roster right now, but thought he would have kept Ellis for his veteran/mentor role.

Also, wouldn't it have been smarter to say he would be up for trade, and leave out the "or cut"? Now if a team is interested, rather than giving something up for him, they can just wait for him to be cut. I know there's a chance they'll lose out if somebody does trade, but still.

My call - he goes to the Bengals with his former coach and Roy Williams.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d ... nfirm=true

Cowboys plan to release or trade DE Ellis after 11 seasons together

Associated Press

CARROLLTON, Texas -- Veteran pass rusher Greg Ellis won't be back with the Dallas Cowboys next season.

Career Statistics:
Sacks: 77
Passes defensed: 35
Interceptions: 4

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that Ellis would be traded or released. Jones said the decision came after a meeting with Ellis on Tuesday morning.

Ellis, 33, has been with the team since his rookie season in 1998. He had eight sacks last year, and has 77 in his career. His best season was 2007, when he came back from injury to record 12.5 sacks and win the NFL comeback player of the year award.

Ellis also has a recent off-season history of being unhappy with his role. He asked repeatedly for a trade or release after he was switched from defensive end to linebacker in Bill Parcells' 3-4 defense.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

 

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Bengals are set at LB......but it could happen.