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SunHerald.com : Ellis back with Bush, Orgeron

"When I was driving home (Saturday night) and looking at where we were going into it with the 10th pick in the draft, I know that we got a player that we felt was better than the 10th player, and it was at a need," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "(Ellis) was a guy that probably came up daily in our discussions of how we could get into position to get him.

"I thought we were off to a good start when that happened. I know he has a great motor, he works extremely hard and he's been extremely productive. We've seen him at the Senior Bowl and you guys will have a chance to meet him here in a couple of weeks and I think that you'll be impressed with him as well. I think he's an outstanding player and that gave us a good start and a little bit of momentum."

Ellis left the Senior Bowl as one of the top performers, and former Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron left Mobile as the new Saints defensive line coach.