Chad Kelly is back in the NFL, but he won’t be eligible to play for a little bit. The recently signed Colts quarterback has been suspended for the first two games of the season, per Joel Erickson of the Indianapolis Star (Twitter link).
Kelly signed with the team a couple of weeks ago. We heard right after that he could be facing a suspension, so this isn’t too big of a surprise. As Ian Rapoport of NFL Network points out in a tweet, the suspension is the result of his infamous arrest while he was a member of the Broncos last year.
The Colts obviously weren’t planning on Kelly playing anytime soon anyway, so this suspension likely won’t have too big of an effect on his status with the team. They signed him as a developmental option, to potentially one day take over as Andrew Luck‘s backup. It’s been speculated for a while now that current Colts backup Jacoby Brissett, an impending free agent, could be a candidate for a starting job next offseason, so Indy might be in the market for a new clipboard holder soon.
Kelly has always been talented, but has never been able to keep it together in his personal life. He had numerous off-field incidents in college, which caused him to slip to the last pick in the draft in 2017. He missed his entire rookie season due to injury, but made the Broncos last year as Case Keenum‘s backup.
Things were going well for a while after he impressed in the preseason, and at one point it looked like he was about to be inserted for a slumping Keenum. Then he was arrested in a bizarre incident following Von Miller‘s Halloween party, where he wandered into a random family’s home and plopped down on the couch. It’ll be interesting to see if he ends up making the final 53 with the Colts.
I once woke up on a platform of a moving freight train that was halfway between Chico and Sacramento. When it slowed down enough to jump off, I did, walked to a gas station, and found out I was 2 hours away from my house. Chad needs to step up his game. My early 20’s party stories make waking up on a random couch look like child’s play.
What’s even better was I think the wife was nursing, if I remember correctly.
Well that certainly changes
EVERYTHING!
Dude! Write a book! That’s awesome! That beats anything I ever did! I want to buy you a beer and hear all your stories! Wait, on second thought, I’ll buy you a coffee…..
I want to party with SnotRocket!
Silver Spoon in mouth and a JERK to boot. Surprised Chris Ballard signed him.
It sounds like that spoon may have been laced with something.