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Giants sign DT Kenrick Ellis; release WR Preston Parker


Here are five things you need to know about the Defensive Tackle Kenrick Ellis:

1. Originally a third-round (94th overall) pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Kenrick Ellis comes to the Giants entering his fifth NFL season with 47 games played and five career starts (three at defensive tackle and two at nose tackle).

In four years, Ellis has 53 tackles and one sack.

2. In 2014, the 6-foot-4, 346-pound Ellis played 14 games with the Jets, recording 12 tackles and his first and only career sack in Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins.

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