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Dannell Ellerbe now glad Saints cut him so he could win second Super Bowl

MINNEAPOLIS -- Just a few months ago, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe didn't know where or if he'd be playing during the 2017 season.

But, on Sunday, Ellerbe became a Super Bowl champion for the second time in his career.

Ellerbe signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 13, more than two months after the New Orleans Saints cut him on Aug. 25.

"I'm glad I got cut now," Ellerbe said during the Eagles' locker room celebration at U.S. Bank Stadium. "This is awesome."

Ellerbe's two years with the Saints were marred by injury as he appeared in a total of 15 games between 2015-16 after New Orleans acquired him in a trade from the Miami Dolphins.