Perhaps it's no small coincidence that in the three games linebacker Dannell Ellerbe has started this season for the New Orleans Saints, two were victories in which the Saints played some of their ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The New Orleans Saints had to wait half a season to finally see what Dannell Ellerbe can do in Dennis Allen's defense. Two weeks in, Ellerbe has been worth the wait in surprising ...

Dannell Ellerbe is tired of setbacks. Ellerbe arrived in New Orleans hoping for a fresh start after his big-money opportunity in Miami was derailed by a devastating hip injury in 2014, but a series of ...

You don't need to listen long to Dannell Ellerbe before a theme emerges. He's rabid for "team," all in to such a degree that he barely can go two or three sentence in a response before he gets around ...

While the New Orleans Saints were obviously hoping to get quite a bit from linebacker Dannell Ellerbe this year, he's only been able to play in four games due to injuries. According to Mike Triplett ...

New Orleans Saints linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (59) chases a fumble as Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, in New ...

Dannell Ellerbe hasn’t felt like he did Thursday in more than a year. Finally fully healthy, Ellerbe took over the full-time starting job at weakside linebacker against the Falcons. No snap count. No ...

Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe hasn't had any "passing of the torch" conversations with Ray Lewis. But with the mighty Lewis stepping down after this season, the natural question becomes who will step ...

Ellerbe (hip) made seven tackles (all solo) in Sunday's win against the Colts. Ellerbe played through a hip injury and once again led the Saints' defense in tackles, a week after notching a ...

When the season began, inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe wasn't an integral cog of the Ravens defense. But Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers underscored how important Ellerbe has become ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sitting out the first 10 weeks of the NFL season might rattle the confidence of some players. Not new Eagles' linebacker Dannell Ellerbe. "When you were born to do something, you pick ...