Greg Ellingson (born December 30, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver who is a free agent.
In 10 games, Ellingson's 71 catches produced 987 yards and 16 touchdowns, attracting interest from Canadian teams.
Greg Ellingson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on May 30, 2013, in time for the 2013 CFL season.
Ellingson led all receivers in the Tiger-Cats' second preseason game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with two catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Ellingson made his CFL regular season debut on June 28 versus the Toronto Argonauts at the Rogers Centre, and finished second on the team with six catches for 120 yards.
[1] Ellingson's first career CFL touchdown came on July 27, 2013, when he caught a 39-yard pass from Burris in the second quarter of a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Ellingson set personal bests in receptions (76) and yards (1,260) and was named a CFL divisional All-Star for the first time in his career.
[8] The Redblacks subsequently barred Ellingson from participating in team activities until they had time to investigate the matter.
[11] Ellingson continued his chemistry with Harris, recording his 5th consecutive season with at least 1,000 yards receiving, to go along with 5 more scores.
[18] He began the season on the six-game injured list due to a knee injury but eventually made his Alouettes debut in the Labour Day Classic against the BC Lions where he recorded one catch for ten yards.
[19][20] However, he again suffered a knee injury and returned to the six-game injured list for the remainder of the regular season.
[19][20] In the post-season, he was practicing with the team, but was a healthy scratch for both the East Final and 110th Grey Cup victories.