Chad Kelly
| Ole Miss Rebels No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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 Junior |
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| High school | St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 26, 1994 |
| Place of birth | Buffalo, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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Chad Patrick Kelly (born March 26, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels.
Early years
Kelly was born to Charlene Cudzylo and Kevin Kelly, (a supermarket manager and the younger brother of quarterback Jim Kelly). He spent his early years in Western New York, his mother's home area, not far from where his uncle Jim was playing professional football. Chad Kelly was a consistent strong performer in Punt, Pass, and Kick competitions as a youth. His family moved to Red Lion, Pennsylvania after Kevin was reassigned to a grocery store in the area, but unexplained disciplinary issues prompted Chad to return to Western New York.[1] As Jim Kelly had only one son of his own (Hunter Kelly), who died from illness at age 8, Chad Kelly earned a reputation as Jim's heir apparent. Jim attempted to guide his nephew, but felt that Chad was not listening to Jim's advice.[1]
Kelly attended St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Tonawanda, New York. He passed for 2,159 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,059 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. He passed for 3,050 yards, 27 touchdowns and rushed for 991 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in his class.[2] Kelly committed to Clemson University to play college football.[3]
College career
Kelly was redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2012. As a freshman in 2013, he appeared in five games, passing for 58 yards and rushing for 117 yards with a touchdown. In April 2014, Kelly was dismissed from Clemson's football team due to conduct detrimental to the team.[4] He transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he spent one year. In his lone season, he started 12 games and threw for 3,906 yards with 47 touchdowns and eight interceptions.[5] He led East Mississippi to a 12-0 record and victory in the NJCAA National Football Championship. In December 2014, Kelly committed to the University of Mississippi.[6][7] In his first year at Ole Miss, Kelly was named the starting quarterback.[8][9]
Personal
His uncle is Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.[10]
Legal Issues
In December, 2014, Kelly was arrested following an altercation outside of a Buffalo, New York nightclub in which he got into a fight with bouncers, reportedly threatened to return with an AK-47, and resisted arrest. His plea deal resulted in criminal charges being dropped in favor of a guilty plea to disorderly conduct and 50 hours of community service.[11]
References
- 1 2 Graham, Tim (December 20, 2015). "Chad Kelly rises from the depths to college football’s pinnacle". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Chad Kelly".
- ↑ "Chad Kelly commits to Clemson". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Clemson Tigers dismiss QB Chad Kelly for conduct detrimental to the team". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss quarterback hopeful Chad Kelly attracts the spotlight".
- ↑ "East Mississippi QB Chad Kelly commits to Ole Miss". AL.com.
- ↑ Riley Blevins, The Clarion-Ledger (December 10, 2014). "East Mississippi QB Chad Kelly commits to Ole Miss". The Clarion Ledger.
- ↑ Fox Sports. "Freeze names Chad Kelly as opening game starter". FOX Sports.
- ↑ Hugh Kellenberger and Jeffrey Wright, Clarion-Ledger (August 31, 2015). "Chad Kelly is Ole Miss' starter in week 1, at least". The Clarion Ledger.
- ↑ "Who is Chad Kelly? New Ole Miss quarterback is Jim Kelly's nephew". AL.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss QB signee Chad Kelly reaches plea deal following arrest". CBSSports.com.
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