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Chad Kelly, who last played in the NFL eight years ago, is still aiming for a return to the league. After a successful stint in the CFL, including a Grey Cup win and being named Most Outstanding Player, his career faced setbacks due to a suspension and a broken leg.
Eight years after his only regular-season NFL game, quarterback Chad Kelly is still hoping for another shot.
âThatâs always the goal," Kelly told Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette. âItâs always a goal of quarterbacks, whatever league youâre in, is to get to the top of the top. . . . My talent speaks for itself."
After spending 2017 and part of 2018 with the Broncos, Kelly had two seasons with the Colts. Out of football in 2021, he landed in the CFL the following year.
And it went well. Kelly, the nephew of Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, led the Toronto Argonauts to a Grey Cup win as a backup. The next year, Chad Kelly was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player.
Things got complicated, to say the least, in 2024. He was suspended for the first nine games of the 2024 season due to actions against a female strength coach. After he returned, a broken leg ended his season and kept him from playing in 2025.
He's now back, and the Argonauts head to training camp on May 2.
Kelly's off-field incidents made him a seventh-round pick in 2017. He was released the day after entering a random home, sat on the couch next to a woman holding a small child, and was chased away by a man wielding a vacuum-cleaner tube. He eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor second-degree trespassing.
âI sought help right after,ââ Kelly told Tomasson. âThere was counseling. There was mental health stuff. . . . I self-reflected and knew what I can and canât do and the same with drinking. I definitely would do a lot of drinking and thatâs not good. Youâre a quarterback. You got to represent the team and everybody in the right light.â
Still only 32, Kelly has performed well in Canada. He'll need to play extremely well to earn a second chance in the NFL, and he'll need to continue to show that the off-field issues are a thing of the past.
Chad Kelly had a successful run in the CFL, leading the Toronto Argonauts to a Grey Cup victory and being named the league's Most Outstanding Player before facing a nine-game suspension in 2024.
Chad Kelly was suspended for nine games in 2024 due to actions against a female strength coach.
Chad Kelly suffered a broken leg that ended his 2024 season and prevented him from playing in 2025.
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