Before Chad Kelly led a CFL championship-winning touchdown drive, he wasn’t sure if or when he would get another opportunity in professional football.
With the Toronto Argonauts trailing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-17 in the Grey Cup final in November, Toronto starter McLeod Bethel-Thompson suffered a hand injury. Kelly, who is the nephew of Bills legend Jim Kelly, stepped in and picked up a second-and-15 with his feet en route to an eventual Argonauts touchdown. With a few more twists and turns along the way, Toronto finished a 24-23 victory and a league championship.
Kelly, 28, alternated between the practice squad and active roster on the Colts in 2019 and 2020 before being released midseason of the latter year.In between getting let go by the Colts and landing with the Argonauts in early 2022, Kelly had a variety of jobs away from being an active football player. He coached offense at East Mississippi Community College — Last Chance U — where he played in college in between Clemson and Ole Miss, seeking to vary up the play-calling scheme.
“I honestly didn’t know what I was gonna do,” he said. “I was trying out for teams. I was still getting phone calls but no one was pulling the trigger. I just wanted to stay mentally and physically in it and I’m thankful that I stayed ready.”
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