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"And I love the word, I love sharing the gospel and doing those things, and we helped start a church in Salt Lake City," Elliss said.  "And being a part of that was reaffirming and helped me to understand that this is a part of my DNA, it's always going to be me. So when Coach Kubiak gave me this opportunity, it was like OK. We knew it was the right thing to do."
Elliss calls it the Superman Syndrome, which serves athletes well,Bruce Bowen Jersey, but not in life away from the game.
Elliss relied on family, friends and his faith to help him rebuild his life. His wife's family sold them a home at a good price and former teammates pitched in to help the Ellisses.
Elliss, who also serves as a transition coach for the NFL and speaks at the league's rookie symposiums, brings firsthand knowledge into the job of convincing players they'll one day lose their Midas touch.
Elliss shepherds players on their faith journey and also warns them not to follow his path to financial ruin.
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Elliss, who has a family of 14, seven adopted, speaks from experience and the heart when he tells his tale of recovery from being broke and broken five years ago.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Gary Kubiak was hired to coach the Denver Broncos, he wanted a full-time chaplain.
He didn't blow his $12 million in earnings as a pro football player on the high life of drugs and drink; he just made bad business decisions.
"You think of people that normally go through bankruptcy and everything else, rags to riches or riches to rags, you see that story so often end in divorce, separation and all those types of things," Elliss said. "But it was because my wife and I have such a strong faith. That's what carried us through and it allowed us to move on.
"I thought I could transition into business and do the exact same thing that I was doing on the football field. What I didn't realize is business is a different animal," Elliss said.
Elliss, who played nine seasons in Detroit and one in Denver after a standout career at the University of Utah, serves as both a cautionary tale and a sounding board at 13655 Broncos Parkway, where he delivers practical financial advice and spiritual guidance.
Cornerback Chris Harris Jr., said Elliss brings "cred" into the job because he played the game: "When you have a guy who's done it, it makes it easier to approach him."
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That led him to Luther Elliss, once the highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL before losing it all and going bankrupt, then rebuilding his life and answering his second calling as a minister.
"He's been to the mountaintop and he's been humbled," linebacker Brandon Marshall said. "It's really nice to have a guy like that. I went to him when I had questions. He's very knowledgeable, he's wise, he's like a gentle giant."
"Everything they touch turns to gold. And usually they're pretty creative, hard workers, so they've been able to overcome things, any obstacle that comes to mind," Elliss said. "And even for myself, we had guys come over and talk to us about finances and gave us the statistics,Bill Lee Jersey, it was like over 60 percent of the guys end up broke,Cheap China Jerseys, divorced, homeless, without a job after you leave the game within three years. And I'm like, 'No, that's not me.'"
He left his life in Utah, where he was helping at his alma mater's football program. He brought two of his kids with him to Denver while his wife stayed back with eight of their children until they could sell their home. Their oldest son, Kaden, plays football at Idaho, and their eldest daughter, Olivia, plays basketball at Central Wyoming College.
"It ultimately came down to my decision and my decision was I'm unstoppable, we can make this work," Elliss said. "And ... it was just good money chasing bad money and before you knew it we were in trouble and you're trading second mortgages and doing just all sorts of silly things that you really shouldn't have been doing.
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