1. Chad Patrick Kelly was born on March 26,1994 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
41 Facts About Chad Kelly
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Chad Kelly played college football at Clemson and Ole Miss.
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Chad Kelly won the CFL Most Outstanding Player in 2023, in addition to helping the Argonauts win two league championships.
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Chad Kelly spent his early years in Western New York, his mother's home area, not far from where his uncle Jim was playing professional football.
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Chad Kelly was a consistent strong performer in Punt, Pass, and Kick competitions as a youth, becoming national champion four times.
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Chad Kelly's family moved to Red Lion, Pennsylvania, after Kevin was assigned to a Wegmans in the area, but unexplained disciplinary issues removed Chad from the Red Lion High School football team, and he returned to Western New York.
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Chad Kelly was never just 'Chad' or even 'Kevin Kelly's son.
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Jim Kelly said of his nephew, "Athletic ability, Chad has more than I had", with "a freaking rocket for an arm".
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Chad Kelly attended St Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Tonawanda, New York.
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Chad Kelly passed for 2,159 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,059 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior.
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Chad Kelly passed for 3,050 yards, 27 touchdowns and rushed for 991 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior.
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Chad Kelly was redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2012.
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Chad Kelly transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he spent one year.
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In December 2014, Chad Kelly committed to the University of Mississippi under head coach Hugh Freeze.
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Chad Kelly played in his first game with Mississippi on September 5,2015, against UT Martin and completed 9 for 15 pass attempts for 211 yards and two touchdowns while adding a 20-yard rushing touchdown.
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On November 7,2015, Chad Kelly accounted for 478 total yards and six touchdowns against Arkansas.
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Chad Kelly won Sugar Bowl MVP Honors after accounting for 21 completions out of 33 passes for 302 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.
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Chad Kelly led the team with 73 rushing yards on 10 carries.
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Chad Kelly's 4 passing touchdowns tied a Sugar Bowl record and were most ever by a Rebels' quarterback in the Sugar Bowl.
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Chad Kelly finished his first season with Ole Miss with 298 of 458 completions for 31 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
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Chad Kelly accounted for 10 rushing touchdowns while appearing in all 13 games.
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On February 16,2017, the NFL rescinded an offer previously made to Chad Kelly to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Chad Kelly was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round, 253rd overall, the last selection in the 2017 NFL draft.
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In Week 6 of the 2018 season, Chad Kelly appeared in his first NFL game, kneeling for a one-yard loss at the end of the first half.
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On October 24,2018, the Broncos released Chad Kelly following his arrest on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespassing.
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Chad Kelly allegedly entered a couple's place of residence after leaving teammate Von Miller's Halloween party.
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On March 20,2019, Chad Kelly pleaded guilty to misdemeanor second-degree criminal trespassing for the incident.
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On May 20,2019, Chad Kelly signed with the Indianapolis Colts.
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Chad Kelly was suspended the first two games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.
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Chad Kelly was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.
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Chad Kelly was promoted to the active roster on November 9,2019.
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On September 5,2020, Chad Kelly was waived by the Colts and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On February 11,2022, Chad Kelly signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Chad Kelly completed eight of 15 pass attempts in his second preseason game, throwing for 85 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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Chad Kelly served as the backup quarterback for the entire season before being named the team's starting quarterback for the Argo's final match of the regular season.
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Chad Kelly completed four of six passes for 43 yards and rushed twice for 21 yards, including a 20-yard run to convert a second and 15 on the team's game-winning touchdown drive.
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On May 7,2024, the CFL announced that Chad Kelly was suspended for at least nine games after an investigation into allegations made against him and the Argonauts by a former strength and conditioning coach.
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Chad Kelly played in nine games for the Argonauts, starting in eight, where he had 175 completions, 2,451 yards, 10 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.
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Chad Kelly subsequently underwent surgery to repair the fractures and was given a recovery timetable of roughly six months.
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In December 2014, Chad Kelly was arrested following an altercation outside of a Buffalo, New York, nightclub in which he fought with bouncers and resisted arrest.
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In early 2024, Chad Kelly was named in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit by a former Toronto Argonaut coach, with allegations that Chad Kelly had made attempts of "unwanted romantic advances and escalating into instances of threatening language" leading to the coach's dismissal upon reporting the incidents.