FLORHAM PARK, NJ (AP)
Kenrick Ellis gathered a few things from his locker, joked around with a New York Jets teammate and smiled.
The second-year defensive tackle was relaxed and happy throughout the team's three-day minicamp, giving no indication that he would be headed to a much different place than everyone else planning their vacations after the final practice Thursday.
Ellis is expected to report Friday to a Virginia prison, where he will begin serving a jail sentence after pleading guilty last month to assault and battery stemming from a 2010 fight while attending college at Hampton University.
In a brief hearing last month in Hampton, Va., Ellis entered an Alford plea, meaning he didn't admit guilt but acknowledged prosecutors could prove the case against him. He was sentenced to 179 days in jail, with 89 suspended, but his attorney, Timothy Clancy, said Ellis likely would serve 45 days. Ellis originally faced a felony malicious wounding charge from the fight and faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
''It's a legal issue,'' Ellis said this week, ''and it's over with.''
Or, at least, it will be soon.
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Kenrick Ellis gathered a few things from his locker, joked around with a New York Jets teammate and smiled.
The second-year defensive tackle was relaxed and happy throughout the team's three-day minicamp, giving no indication that he would be headed to a much different place than everyone else planning their vacations after the final practice Thursday.
Ellis is expected to report Friday to a Virginia prison, where he will begin serving a jail sentence after pleading guilty last month to assault and battery stemming from a 2010 fight while attending college at Hampton University.
In a brief hearing last month in Hampton, Va., Ellis entered an Alford plea, meaning he didn't admit guilt but acknowledged prosecutors could prove the case against him. He was sentenced to 179 days in jail, with 89 suspended, but his attorney, Timothy Clancy, said Ellis likely would serve 45 days. Ellis originally faced a felony malicious wounding charge from the fight and faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
''It's a legal issue,'' Ellis said this week, ''and it's over with.''
Or, at least, it will be soon.
Read Full Story Here http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...son-45-days-jail-time-staying-positive-061412
