Happy Birthday to Jayrone Elliott!
Packers LB Jayrone Elliott celebrates his birthday on November 11th. See photos and facts from his career. Photos by Jim Biever and Matt Becker, Packers.com.
Elliott was signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 12, 2014.
Elliott has appeared in seven games so far during the 2014 season, and has recorded six sacks. Elliott tallied a career-high three sacks last week against the Chicago Bears.
Elliott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the University of Toledo.
A four-year letterman for the Rockets, Elliott played in 47 games with 12 starts at defensive end, finishing his career with 124 tackles (70 solo), including 22½ for a loss, 14 sacks, six forced fumbles and four passes defensed.
Elliott earned first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a senior in 2013 after starting all 12 games and recording 70 tackles (43 solo), the third-highest total on the team.
Elliott enjoys spending time with his teammates and his infant son, Braylon. He also enjoys playing video games, citing "NBA 2K" as his favorite game.
Elliott names LeBron James and Ginn as his favorite athletes, and Drake, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift as his favorite musical acts.
Elliott's favorite book is Letters to a Young Brother by Harper Hill and his favorite TV shows include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin and Scared Straight. He names Frozen, Glory Road and Just Go With It as his favorite movies. Elliott would like to visit Las Vegas one day.
