Atiyyah Ellison Atiyyah Ramadan Ellison [ ah - TEE - ah ] ( born September 29 , 1981 in St . Louis , Missouri ) is an American football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Missouri . Ellison has also been a member of the Houston Texans , Baltimore Ravens , San Francisco 49ers , Jacksonville Jaguars , Kansas City Chiefs , and New England Patriots . Early years . As a senior at Parkway South High School in St . Louis , Missouri , Ellison had three sacks and 47 tackles . He was ranked one of the top defensive lineman in the Midwest , won All - State honors , and was an All - Metro choice . Ellison also was a standout basketball player and received all - conference honors his senior year . He owns his high school shot put record and competed at the state track meet his junior and senior years . Parkway South High School retired Ellison ' s jersey in 2006 . College career . Coffeyville Community College . Ellison attended Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville , Kansas for two seasons , where he redshirt ed in 2000 . As a freshman in 2001 , Ellison started 9 of 10 games , recording 57 tackles and five sacks . University of Missouri . After community college , Ellison attended the University of Missouri , where as a sophomore in 2002 he played in 12 games ( 9 starts ) , finishing with 39 tackles and two forced fumbles at defensive end . In 2003 , Ellison earned third - team All - Big 12 Conference honors after recording 72 tackles , four sacks , and two forced fumbles . As a senior in 2004 , Ellison played in 11 games , finishing with 60 tackles and 2 . 5 sacks , earning first - team All - Big 12 honors . Professional career . Carolina Panthers . Ellison was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round ( 89th overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . He was waived by Carolina during final cuts on September 3 , 2005 , and re - signed to their practice squad two days later . On September 14 , 2005 , he was promoted to the 53 - man roster , but was waived again on September 24 , 2005 . He returned to the practice squad on September 27 , 2005 , and was elevated to the active roster again on October 31 , 2005 , where he spent the remainder of the season as an inactive . He was waived by the Panthers on September 2 , 2006 . Houston Texans . The Houston Texans claimed Ellison off waivers on September 3 , 2006 , but waived him on September 7 , 2006 , before the start of the regular season . Baltimore Ravens . Ellison was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens on September 12 , 2006 , and was elevated to the 53 - man roster on December 4 , 2006 . He was inactive for three games before being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on December 30 , 2006 . He was waived by the Ravens on September 1 , 2007 , and re - signed to their practice squad the next day . San Francisco 49ers . The San Francisco 49ers signed Ellison to their 53 - man roster off the Ravens ' practice squad on September 5 , 2007 . He was inactive for the entire 2007 season and was waived by the 49ers on August 30 , 2008 , and re - signed to the 49ers ' practice squad the next day . Jacksonville Jaguars . The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Ellison off the 49ers ' practice squad on December 10 , 2008 , but he was inactive for the final three games of the regular season . Ellison made his NFL debut as a reserve in Week 1 of the 2009 season . He went on to play in 15 games for the Jaguars in 2009 , starting six at defensive tackle . He finished the season with 16 tackles and one sack . He was waived by the Jaguars on September 4 , 2010 . Kansas City Chiefs . The Kansas City Chiefs signed Ellison on October 20 , 2010 . He was inactive for one game before being waived on October 27 , 2010 . New England Patriots . Ellison was signed by the New England Patriots on January 4 , 2011 , prior to their first playoff game . He was waived on January 8 , 2011 .