Percy Daniel Ellsworth III (born October 19, 1974) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

and Cleveland Browns. Ellsworth joined the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996 after playing

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at the University of Virginia. He was teammates with Tiki Barber at both Virginia and with the Giants. Ellsworth attended Southampton High School in Courtland, Virginia, where he was a Super Prep All-American as a senior. He was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for week 16 of the

1998 NFL season The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The season culminated with Super Bowl XXXIII, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–19 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. The Broncos had won ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellsworth, Percy 1974 births Living people American football safeties Virginia Cavaliers football players New York Giants players Cleveland Browns players People from Southampton County, Virginia

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