Official 2011 NFL Draft Round 2 & 3 Thread

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Originally Posted by Roy P

The Jets take my NT Kenrick Ellis.

Probably for the best.

Every year, a handful of NFL prospects are faced with unfortunate legal entanglements. The New York Jets devoted a third-round pick to a player who has one.

And it’s a big one.

Per Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com, defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of felony assault. The trial is set for July 12.

Ellis allegedly broke the jaw and nose of a man during an altercation on the Hampton (Va.) University campus.

The Jets are calling it a “pending legal issue,” which sounds a lot better than “possibly two decades in the clink.”