Alex Hoffman-Ellis

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Alex Hoffman-Ellis
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Born: (1989-08-14) August 14, 1989 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
College Washington State
High school Los Angeles (CA) Hamilton
Career history
As player
2012 St. Louis Rams*
2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions
2012 San Francisco 49ers*
2014–2015 BC Lions
2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2016–2017 Edmonton Eskimos
*Pre-season and/or practice squad member only
Career stats

Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born August 14, 1989) is a former American professional Canadian football linebacker.

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After playing college football for the Washington State Cougars, he was signed in 2012 by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent. Hoffman-Ellis then attended their training camp, but was released that August, and briefly played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League before the league folded in October 2012. He was then signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers on December 4, 2012, but slayed later that month, and played for two years for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.S

Early life

Hoffman-Ellis is Jewish, and grew up in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] He first attended Santa Monica High School, and then attended Alexander Hamilton High School, in Los Angeles. [3] At Alexander Hamilton he lettered in football (where he was team captain and played middle linebacker, tight end, and punter, recording 70 tackles), track and field (long jump, triple jump, and shot put), baseball (as an outfielder), and basketball. In basketball, he was a member of the gold medal-winning US National Team (15-16 year olds) for the Maccabi International Games (the Jewish Olympics). [4] [5]

College career

He played at Moorpark College for a year. [4] There, he started 11 of 12 games at outside linebacker, amassing 91 tackles and two sacks. [4] He also competed on the track and field team, throwing javelin (finishing 5th in the state) and competing in long jump and on the 4x100-meter relay team. [4] He was inducted into the Moorpark Hall of Fame in javelin. [4]

Hoffman-Ellis then transferred to Washington State University and spent 2008 with redshirt status. In his remaining three years of eligibility, played in 35 games and started in 33 as a linebacker. He landed 253 total tackles and had four interceptions, including two for touchdowns. In 2011, he led the Cougs in stops, was named Second-team All-Pac-12, and to Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 Conference second-team, and was named to the Jewish Sports Review All-America 2011 Defense Team. [4] [6] [7] In his senior year, he was named Washington State's Defensive Most Valuable Player. [8]

Early career

Hoffman-Ellis Alex ran a 4.54 second time in the 40 yard dash, and jumped a 36 1/2" vertical at his pro day. [9] His time in the 20 yard dash was 2.63, and in the 10 yard dash was 1.57, he did 36 225-pound bench reps, his broad jump distance was 9' 11", his 20-yard shuttle time was 4.33, and his 3-Cone drill time was 7.09. [10] He weighed 232 pounds, and was 6 feet tall. [10]

He was signed by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent and attended their training camp, but was released on August 27, 2012. [11] He briefly played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League before the league folded in October 2012. [12]

He was signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers on December 4, to a three-year $1.4 million contract, but released on December 25. [12] [13] [14] [15] In 2013, he worked at Portland State University as a Strength and Conditioning intern. [16]

BC Lions

In May 2014, Hoffman-Ellis was signed by the BC Lions. He remained on the roster as a reserve player for the first seven weeks, after which he was moved to the practice squad. He played for the first time in the final regular season game in Week 20, where he recorded eight defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and a forced fumble. [16] The Vancouver Sun described him as "a demon on special teams." [17] In 2015, his second year with the Lions, he had 57 tackles and three interceptions in 17 games, 10 as a starter. [18] [19]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

In February 2016, he was signed as a free agent to a two-year deal by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [18] [19] [20]

Edmonton Eskimos

On July 4, 2016, he was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in exchange for a conditional eighth round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft. [21]

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  15. ↑ "Super Bowl Schmaltz". February 2013.
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  18. 1 2 "Lions take care of business early". www.vancouversun.com.
  19. 1 2 "CFL free agency: Andy Fantuz, Ted Laurent stay with Tiger-Cats". 9 February 2016.
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