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Jake Elliott goes from the tennis courts at Lyons Township to kicking at the Senior Bowl

MOBILE, Ala. — Getting pulled off the tennis courts at Lyons Township High School one day during his junior year has proved to be a pretty big moment in the life of Jake Elliott.

The Western Springs native is kicking for the South team at the Senior Bowl coming off an impressive career at Memphis.

All for someone that didn’t begin playing football until that junior year at Lyons.

“I was a big tennis player in high school. I was one of those kids that played every sport growing up and messed around playing football with my friends but never actually played organized (football),” Elliott said following Senior Bowl practice this week.