Elijah Sullivan (born May 13, 1997) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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for the Birmingham Stallions of the

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(USFL). He played

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for the

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Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Sullivan was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021. He was waived on September 1, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released on September 7.

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 11, 2021, Sullivan was signed to the

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practice squad. He was released on January 18, 2022.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 7, 2022, Sullivan signed a reserve/future contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on May 2, 2022.

Birmingham Stallions

Sullivan signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the

on September 17, 2022.

References

1997 births Living people American football linebackers Kansas State Wildcats football players San Francisco 49ers players Kansas City Chiefs players Jacksonville Jaguars players Birmingham Stallions (2022) players {{Linebacker-1990s-stub