Mr. Friendly: Saints' nice guy Jayrone Elliott aims to become next Glenville High alum on roster
By Rod Walker | The Advocate
Jayrone Elliot can't really help it.
It's just who he is.
It's why he earned the nickname "Mr. Friendly" during his playing days at Glenville High School in Ohio.
He earned that name off the field by how he treated his peers. He earned it on the field by how he treated opposing quarterbacks, helping them up off the ground after recording a sack.
"I stayed in his face all the time about that," said Ted Ginn Sr., Elliot's high school coach. "He's such a nice guy. He'd give you his last dollar and give you his shirt off his back. We fought with that all the time. He was almost too nice. He would destroy himself to give you his right arm. That's just the type of kid he was."
Elliott, now trying to land a spot on the Saints roster as a linebacker, says it's just how he was raised.
His father was in his life, but he grew up in a single parent home with his mom. ...
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By Rod Walker | The Advocate
Jayrone Elliot can't really help it.
It's just who he is.
It's why he earned the nickname "Mr. Friendly" during his playing days at Glenville High School in Ohio.
He earned that name off the field by how he treated his peers. He earned it on the field by how he treated opposing quarterbacks, helping them up off the ground after recording a sack.
"I stayed in his face all the time about that," said Ted Ginn Sr., Elliot's high school coach. "He's such a nice guy. He'd give you his last dollar and give you his shirt off his back. We fought with that all the time. He was almost too nice. He would destroy himself to give you his right arm. That's just the type of kid he was."
Elliott, now trying to land a spot on the Saints roster as a linebacker, says it's just how he was raised.
His father was in his life, but he grew up in a single parent home with his mom. ...
Full Story - The Advocate