Tag: Chad Kelly

Chad Kelly denies harassment allegations

In a since-deleted tweet, Chad Kelly wrote he “absolutely” denied harassment allegations. The QB also plans to “vigorously” defend himself.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly has denied allegations of harassment about a week after he was named in a lawsuit.

“I am shocked by the allegations which have been made against me,” Kelly wrote Friday in a since-deleted tweet. “I absolutely deny these events and intend to vigorously defend myself and will be seeking the dismissal of the action.”

Some backstory details from TSN’s Rick Westhead: “A former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Canadian Football League team and quarterback Chad Kelly, alleging the league’s highest-paid player and reigning Most Outstanding Player harassed her and that the team fired her after she rejected his advances.”

The CFL announced an investigation earlier this week.

“The CFL is committed to creating healthy and positive working and playing environments for all those associated with the league and its member clubs,” the league said in a statement on Wednesday.

“​We take the allegations against the Toronto Argonauts and Mr. Kelly very seriously and we have opened an investigation in accordance with the league’s Gender-based Violence Policy.”

Kelly, 29, was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft. He was later cut by the Broncos after he was arrested on suspension of criminal trespassing in 2018.

After being released by Denver, Kelly spent two years with the Indianapolis Colts from 2019-2020 and then moved to the CFL in 2022. He was named the league’s Most Outstanding Player after scoring 31 touchdowns in 2023.

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Chad Kelly named CFL’s Most Outstanding Player

Our old friend Chad Kelly was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player after scoring 31 touchdowns in the 2023 season.

Former Denver Broncos quarterback and Mr. Irrelevant of the 2017 NFL draft Chad Kelly was named the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 season last week.

Kelly, who plays for the Toronto Argonauts, showed tremendous production worthy of the award this season. He completed just shy of 69% of his passes for 4,123 yards and 23 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. Kelly also rushed 41 times for 248 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

Although Kelly’s season ended in the Eastern Finals of the  CFL playoffs, it was a memorable season for the 29-year-old quarterback.

Perhaps Kelly can use his postseason finale as fuel that maybe the Most Outstanding Player can go along with a Grey Cup in 2024. Although he completed a respectable 21 of 36 passes in the Eastern Finals, he only threw one touchdown and tossed four interceptions. While it isn’t all the way fair to say his play led to the Argonauts’ 38-17 loss to the Montreal Alouettes, it’s a safe bet to say it didn’t help. Nevertheless, Kelly’s season ended with a MOP trophy in his trophy case and for now, that will have to do.

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Ex-Broncos QB Chad Kelly shining in CFL, still hoping for NFL comeback

Ex-Broncos QB Chad Kelly has led the Toronto Argonauts to a 6-0 record in the CFL while scoring 13 touchdowns (8 passing and 5 rushing).

Former Denver Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly has had an excellent start to the 2023 Canadian Football League season with the Toronto Argonauts.

Kelly has led the Argos to a perfect 6-0 record while completing 104-of-148 passing attempts for 1,530 yards and eight touchdowns against four interceptions. Kelly has also rushed 20 times for 109 yards and five scores on the ground in the CFL this year.

Kelly, who was cut by the Broncos after he was arrested on suspension of criminal trespassing in October 2018, is still hoping for another chance in the NFL. He played just one snap — a kneel-down — during his brief stint in Denver.

“Getting a little taste of one snap in the NFL, it’s almost like the biggest tease of all teases, right?” Kelly said in a recent interview with ESPN. “You’re just there to kneel the ball down, not even there to actually run a play or hand it off. I definitely have just learned to take every moment for what it is and enjoy where you’re at in this present moment and understand the capabilities and things that you could endure throughout the life and just be able to approach every day like it’s your last.”

The nephew of Jim Kelly, Chad has had tryouts with multiple NFL teams since being cut by the Broncos and he had a brief stint with the Indianapolis Colts before getting an opportunity in the CFL. If his impressive performances in Canada continue, perhaps the 29-year-old quarterback will get another chance in the NFL down the road.

Up next for Kelly and the Argonauts is a showdown with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday, Aug. 4 at 7:00 p.m. MT on CFL+.

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Chad Kelly seeking another chance in the NFL

“I truly regret a lot of decisions I’ve made and self-sabotage, but I’ve grown from that,” QB Chad Kelly said.

Former Denver Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly is still dreaming of a potential return from the NFL.

Kelly, who spent time with the Indianapolis Colts on their practice squad from 2019-2020, suggested in December that he could be the answer the Broncos have been seeking at quarterback.

Denver seems very unlikely to bring Kelly back, but he might get an opportunity elsewhere. The journeyman quarterback played in the Canadian Football League in 2022, coming off the bench in the CFL’s championship game to lead the Toronto Argonauts to a comeback victory.

Before signing with the CFL, Kelly spent time as an offensive coach at East Mississippi Community College and built weight rooms for Wilder Fitness.

Kelly indicated in a recent interview with Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post that he wants to start, and if that can’t happen in the NFL, he’s open to staying in Canada or switching to the XFL or USFL. Still, his ultimate goal is to get back into the NFL.

“I was born to want to play in the NFL,” Kelly told Glasspiegel. “I wanted to see Uncle Jim’s playbooks since I was a kid. As a young kid, I was blessed to be able to throw the ball 71 yards. I could dissect defenses when I was 12 or 13.”

Kelly was selected by Denver with the final pick in the 2017 NFL draft, giving him the nickname “Mr. Irrelevant.”

During his second season, Kelly was arrested on suspension of criminal trespassing in October 2018 and he was promptly cut by the Broncos. He wants a chance to prove to coaches that the incidents of his past are behind him.

“I just want that chance to talk to these NFL coaches and say, ‘I know I can bring something to the table. I know I have the ability. You might believe that I did dumb things, but I’m not a dumb person.’

“I truly regret a lot of decisions I’ve made and self-sabotage, but I’ve grown from that. Unless they feel my sincerity in my voice and my presence, then they can still write me off as that same kid when I was acting like a fool.”

Kelly, 28, has played in just one regular-season game in the NFL, coming in for a kneel-down as a backup for Denver in 2018.

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Chad Kelly suggests he is the solution to Broncos’ quarterback problems

It appears that Chad Kelly wants another opportunity with the Broncos.

The Denver Broncos have struggled to find the answer at quarterback since Peyton Manning retired in 2016.

From Trevor Siemian to Brock Osweiler to Paxton Lynch to Case Keenum to Joe Flacco to Drew Lock to Brandon Allen to Jeff Driskel to Brett Rypien to Kendall Hinton* to Teddy Bridgewater to Russell Wilson, Denver has burned through unsuccessful QBs.

During the team’s Christmas Day blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams last week, Wilson threw three interceptions, promoting ex-Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe to tweet fans asking if they would rather have Wilson, Rypien or Baker Mayfield lining up under center in Denver.

Former Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly chimed in and suggested a different quarterback: himself.

The ex-Denver quarterback made it clear on Twitter that he’s open to a reunion with the Broncos.

Kelly (6-2, 216 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Ole Miss. He spent his rookie season on reserve before beginning the 2018 season as a backup, appearing in one game for a kneel-down.

Kelly was arrested on suspension of criminal trespassing in October 2018 and he was promptly cut by the Broncos. After that, he spent time with the Indianapolis Colts on their practice squad from 2019-2020. Kelly now plays for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League.

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Former Clemson QB inks with pro team

A former Clemson quarterback has signed with a professional football team. The Toronto Argonauts announced Friday they have signed Chad Kelly, who was aquired by the Argonauts last October as a negotiation list player in a trade with the Edmonton …

A former Clemson quarterback has signed with a professional football team.

The Toronto Argonauts announced Friday they have signed Chad Kelly, who was aquired by the Argonauts last October as a negotiation list player in a trade with the Edmonton Elks.

Kelly was drafted in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and spent two seasons in Colorado before a two-year stint with Indianapolis from 2019-2020. The 6-foot-2, 216-pounder played four preseason games for the Colts in 2019, starting two, going 54-of-73 (74 percent) for 583 yards and two touchdowns, while adding two touchdowns on the ground.

Kelly began his college career at Clemson in 2012 and redshirted that year before playing one season with the Tigers in 2013, when he went 10-of-17 passing for 58 yards in 55 snaps over five games. After being dismissed from the Clemson football team, he played at East Mississippi Community College in 2014 before transferring to Ole Miss in 2015.

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Former Clemson QB acquired by pro team

A former Clemson quarterback was a part of a trade between two professional teams on Tuesday. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League announced they have acquired the negotiation list rights to Chad Kelly as well as a conditional 2022 …

A former Clemson quarterback was a part of a trade between two professional teams on Tuesday.

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League announced they have acquired the negotiation list rights to Chad Kelly as well as a conditional 2022 second-round pick in exchange for quarterback Nick Arbuckle in a trade with the Edmonton Elks.

Kelly, 27, was drafted in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and spent two seasons in Colorado before a two-year stint with Indianapolis from 2019-2020. The 6-foot-2, 216-pounder played four preseason games for the Colts in 2019, starting two, going 54-of-73 (74 percent) for 583 yards and two touchdowns, while adding two touchdowns on the ground.

Kelly began his college career at Clemson in 2012 and redshirted that year before playing one season with the Tigers in 2013, when he went 10-of-17 passing for 58 yards in 55 snaps over five games. After being dismissed from the Clemson football team for conduct detrimental to the team, he played at East Mississippi Community College in 2014 before transferring to Ole Miss in 2015.

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Browns try out 7 players including two quarterbacks

The Browns welcomed 7 free agents in for tryouts including a pair of former Ole Miss QBs

The Cleveland Browns welcomed seven NFL free agents to try out for the team on Monday. It’s an interesting mix of players that includes a pair of quarterbacks.

The quarterbacks who tried out are both from Ole Miss, Jordan Ta’amu and Chad Kelly. They couldn’t be more divergent stylistically, however. Kelly is a strong-armed pocket passer and Ta’amu is a smaller, mobile, rhythm type of QB.

Among the others, former Texans linebacker Dylan Cole stands out. Cole thrived on special teams in Houston and had some decent work at inside LB for the Texans before injuries slowed his career. Wideout Darvin Kidsy is a speedster who has spent time with the Football Team.

The full septet who tried out, per the NFL’s transaction wire:

  • Dylan Cole, LB
  • Jonathon Johnson, WR
  • Chad Kelly, QB
  • Darvin Kidsy, WR
  • T.J. Morrison, CB
  • Jordan Ta’amu, QB
  • Kerrith Whyte, RB

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Report: Bills to hold tryout with QB Chad Kelly

Buffalo Bills to hold tryout with quarterback Chad Kelly.

The Buffalo Bills are bringing in a familiar face for a tryout: Quarterback Chad Kelly.

Nephew of Hall of Famer and former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, he was released by the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad on Sept. 30. Kelly also spent the 2019 regular season on the Colts’ active roster:

Kelly was the final draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft otherwise known as Mr. Irrelevant, by the Broncos. But off-field issues which followed Buffalo native through college held him back in Denver as well, leading to his dismissal from the team in 2018.

From there, Kelly signed with the Colts during the 2019 season but was suspended for the first two games of that season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy for that trespassing charge he was involved in while with the Broncos.

Kelly coming in for a workout is interesting on multiple levels. He’s the nephew of a team legend and has always had boat loads of talent. He won’t surpass Josh Allen anytime soon on the depth chart, but as ESPN’s Field Yates mentions, Kelly could compete for a future backup spot.

But then there’s the curveball. Kelly played for the Colts going back to earlier this season. There’s always the idea that players come in for visits and tryouts in order for teams to grab some intel on upcoming opponents. Connecting some dots, the Bills (13-3) do host the Indianapolis Colts (11-5) on Saturday in a Wild Card matchup.

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Colts sign WR Krishawn Hogan to practice squad, release Chad Kelly

Colts add a WR and release Chad Kelly.

The Indianapolis Colts signed wide receiver Krishawn Hogan to the practice squad and released quarterback Chad Kelly from the practice squad, the team announced Wednesday.

With some injuries hitting the wide receiver room, the Colts brought in Hogan for a workout on Monday. He has experience working with the Colts in Frank Reich’s offense over the last few seasons so it shouldn’t take long for him to get up to speed.

As Parris Campbell is currently sitting on the injured reserve list and Michael Pittman Jr. is expected to miss some time with a leg injury, Hogan could provide solid depth on the practice squad.

Kelly was waived by the Colts at roster cuts and then signed to the practice squad. With Philip Rivers playing at a high level and with Jacoby Brissett and Jacob Eason behind him on the active roster, the Colts have some flexibility at the position to let Kelly go.

It will be interesting if the Colts bring Kelly back at all but for now, it seems the Colts will be rolling with three quarterbacks.

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