Around the Web: Longest Tenured Jet Shaun Ellis Hopes for Super Finish to his 11th Season
September 11, 2010 by Jon Presser
Filed under AFC, AFC East, Blog Network, Featured, New York Jets
Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis has been around. He’s now the longest tenured Jet on the roster, having spent his entire career with the Jets after being drafted out of Tennessee in the first round of the 2000 draft. Since then he’s played on some good teams, some mediocre teams and some bad teams, but he never lets it break his spirit or his desire to win in a Jets uniform. In a short article from the Associated Press, Ellis’s longevity in the league is noted, as well as his optimism about this current Jets squad. He has outlasted three Jets head coaches and dozens of former teammates, and is also one of only nine first-round picks from his draft class still on an NFL roster. The normally reserved Ellis tells The Associated Press his goal is to play 15 years and get...
