Ellis Has No Regrets
by Greg Katz
LOS ANGELES -- Former two-time USC Trojans All-American nose tackle Sedrick Ellis was all smiles when he recently attended his alma mater’s spring game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but there’s been one burning question that has bewildered Trojans fans, as pertains to Ellis’ early retirement from the NFL.
Why would this powerful and likable athlete elect to call it quits at just 28, having completed a relatively healthy five seasons in the NFL, and in the prime of his lucrative professional career?
“I was sick of football and football was sick of me,” a perfectly content Ellis said while flashing his wide trademark smile and recalling his stunning 2013 retirement.
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