Kevin Ellison, arrested last month, cut by San Diego Chargers

Safety Kevin Ellison, who was arrested last month on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, was released by the San Diego Chargers on Monday.

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Ellison was arrested last month after he was stopped for speeding in a school zone near his former high school. Sgt. Peter Grimm said a search of Ellison's vehicle turned up 100 Vicodin pills. He was booked and released on $10,000 bail.

He's due in court July 7.

When asked by the San Diego Union-Tribune on what he was told when he was released, Ellison declined to comment.

Ellison, who played at USC, started nine games at strong safety as a rookie in 2009.

The Chargers picked strong safety Darrell Stuckey of Kansas in the fourth round of last month's draft.

Ellison said he hopes to be signed by another NFL team.

"The Chargers felt they needed to move in a different direction, and now I have to move in a different direction," Ellison told the Union-Tribune. "I'll just let things take their course."

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