one coming on an 87-yard interception return and the other on a 98-yard return of a fumble recovery. Ellis's top season in quarterback sacks was 2007 when he tallied 12.5 sacks in only 13 games. Other top sack seasons were 2004 (9.0), 2003 and 2005 (8.0 each) and 1999 and 2002 (7.5 each). In 2007 Ellis was selected for the NFC Pro Bowl roster and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year, acknowledging his return from a season-ending Achilles tendon suffered during the 2006 campaign. The Cowboys decided to release Ellis on June 2, 2009, saving $4.15 million in cap space. Oakland Raiders Ellis agreed on a 3-year contract for $10 million with the Oakland Raiders on June 15, 2009. In Oakland, Ellis returned to the position of defensive end in a 4-3 scheme. Ellis joined a Raiders line that would also include former Patriot and all-pro Richard Seymour. Ellis started all 14 games he appeared in for the Raiders in 2009 at right defensive end. He amassed seven quarterback sacks, 26 tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was released on March 8, 2010. NFL career statistics Regular season College Coaching In 2020, he reconnected with football to become the head football coach at Texas College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and NAIA school, located in Tyler, Texas. The 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, starting his first coaching season in 2021. During the 2021 football season the team lost every game having a 0-10 record. On March 31, 2022 it was announced Ellis would be leaving Texas College. In June of 2022, Ellis was hired as the head football coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, a conference opponent of Texas College. Personal life While attending East Wake High School, he met his wife, Tangie Ellis. They have three children together: Tyann, Geremiah and Taliah. References External links Dallas Cowboys bio 1975 births Living people All-American college football players American football defensive ends American football linebackers Dallas Cowboys players National Conference Pro Bowl players North Carolina Tar Heels football players Oakland Raiders players People from Wendell, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina Ed Block Courage Award recipients