Chad Kelly undergoes wrist surgery, won't throw for 3 months

[Wally The Barber]

Published: April 11, 2017 at 10:35 a.m.
Updated: April 11, 2017 at 10:40 a.m.

Chad Kelly undergoes wrist surgery, won't throw for 3 months

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Chad Kelly has encountered another setback in his path to the NFL draft.

The Ole Miss QB underwent surgery on Monday to repair a ruptured ligament between two bones in his wrist, Kelly's agent, Duray Oubre, told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. USA TODAY's Tom Pelissero first reported the news (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2017/04/11/chad-kelly-wrist-surgery-nfl-draft/100319584/).

Kelly won't be able to throw for three months, per Rapoport.

Kelly cut his pro-day workout short last week, saying after the workout that he aggravated a wrist injury.

CFB 24/7 will soon have more on this story

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Adding more fire to those predicting he won't be drafted at all. No matter what you think of him as a QB prospect, this is unfortunate for him.

[Historian]

He just moved up to the second round on the Bills board...

[Wally The Barber]

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Chad Kelly’s rocky road to the NFL just hit another bump.
The former Ole Miss quarterback and nephew of hall of famer Jim Kelly had surgery Monday at the clinic of Dr. James Andrews for an acute rupture of a ligament between two bones in his throwing wrist, his agent, Duray Oubre, told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday.
Kelly won’t be able to throw for three months, Oubre said, meaning NFL teams won’t get another look at him on the field before the draft begins April 27. The hope is Kelly is ready for training camp.
“He’s had a rough go at it,” Oubre said. “But the last thing Dr. Andrews told me is the good thing is they were able to deal with Chad when everything was fresh, and based on what he dealt with with the surgery and his hand specialist that works with him, he anticipates a full recovery.”
Already coming off a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus suffered in early November – his second ACL injury in four years – and barred from the NFL scouting combine because of trouble in his past, Kelly aggravated the wrist while working out the week before his April 3 pro day workout, which he cut short when it flared up again.
Chad Kelly's agent has not given up hope Mississippi QB can attend combine
(https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/02/23/mississippi-quarterback-chad-kelly-scouting-combine/98298734/)



Kelly, 23, made a scheduled visit to the Kansas City Chiefs last week and tentatively rescheduled his pro day for April 22. But the wrist remained an issue, and an MRI on Monday showed “a little disassociation, so it required a surgical procedure to be done,” Oubre said.
Andrews performed the surgery in Pensacola, Fla., and Kelly is expected to rehab there.
Kelly began his college career at Clemson, but was dismissed from the program in April 2014 for conduct detrimental to the team and transferred to a community college before landing at Ole Miss. In January 2015, he pled guilty to a non-criminal charge of disorderly conduct stemming from an altercation outside a Buffalo bar.
NFL teams like Kelly’s physical tools and leadership qualities, but the combination of off-field issues and now another injury isn’t helping Kelly’s draft stock.
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[SpikedLemonade]

Stay away.

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Somebody will sign him and tuck him away for later.

Would be a team that is built already (not like the Bills) who are actively looking to replace a franchise QB.

NY Giants, Patriots, Packers, Steelers. Like that. Some team that could afford the spot on the practice squad.

[Forward_Lateral]

He just moved up to the second round on the Bills board...
Post of the century

[Wally The Barber]

I still say he is gone before the end of round 4

I hope its Chicago, the world leader in AK-47 sales

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

He just moved up to the second round on the Bills board...


Ha. I was thinking first but you're probably right

[Skooby]

He just moved up to the second round on the Bills board...
Smartest post of the year, we wouldn't know what to do even if it's all mapped out with our current crew.

[Mahdi]

This is good news for the Bills...

Now they can draft him in the 6th round and keep expectations and costs low.

[EDS]

This is good news for the Bills...

Now they can draft him in the 6th round and keep expectations and costs low.

Expectations for Kelly are low, injury or not.

[Mace]

I think I'm moving on from my Chad Kelly hopes.

Occurred to me if it was any other QB with his varied list of concerns, I mean it always seems to be something new, I'd consider it a no brainer to avoid him.

Unfortunately, it's always going to be something that keeps him from his potential.

[Frenchman]

Just hope he can really show his potential somewhere and somehow.

[Night Train]

LOL at Historians post. How true.

Now he probably goes in round 6 or 7...if at all.

[Goobylal]

I'd use the second fifth rounder on him now. It's a low yield/risk/money pick so if he busts, who cares? Waiting to take him any later is risky.

[The King]

I think this is deliberate. Sabotage you're already low stock to go Undrafted and sign with the team of your choice.

[Goobylal]

I think this is deliberate. Sabotage you're already low stock to go Undrafted and sign with the team of your choice.

Could be.

[mdcas22]

I don't think this hurts him at all, anyone that had interest in Chad still will, they don't need him to throw with all the Game film on him already plus he has been scouted the last 2 years by pro scouts.

[mdcas22]

I think this is deliberate. Sabotage you're already low stock to go Undrafted and sign with the team of your choice.
you no Dallas got La'll Collins for nothing which just happened to be Collins favorite team and he was a !st round projected pick. If this is true then the Bills would get him for sure.

[HHURRICANE]

Whoever gets this kid is going to get a great player down the road.

He's the best in this class but between the injuries and his own BS it will take a year or two.

I watched him play enough that his game is perfect for the pros.

[Skooby]

Whoever gets this kid is going to get a great player down the road.

He's the best in this class but between the injuries and his own BS it will take a year or two.

I watched him play enough that his game is perfect for the pros.
Lucky you're not scouting for the Bills, I'm sure we take a flyer after he doesn't get drafted.

[WagonCircler]

Whoever gets this kid is going to get a great player down the road.

He's the best in this class but between the injuries and his own BS it will take a year or two.

I watched him play enough that his game is perfect for the pros.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ole-miss-football/chad-kelly-receives-great-rating-sports-science/

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Even if her weren't a Kelly, I'd root for the Bills to get this guy.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ole-miss-football/chad-kelly-receives-great-rating-sports-science/


You are re one of the biggest proponents of hating idiot people with a good skill set.
This guy is a prime example

[JoeMama]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/ole-miss-football/chad-kelly-receives-great-rating-sports-science/

Holy ****, how is that possible?

[WagonCircler]

You are re one of the biggest proponents of hating idiot people with a good skill set.
This guy is a prime example

I hate idiots in general, but most of the football playing idiots don't have the skill set that's necessary to be a franchise QB. EJ Manuel was far from an idiot. By all accounts, he was a fine young man, a class act and a good teammate. He was just severely deficient in the talent department. Tyrod is very similar to EJ in the good guy department. And he has more unique skills than EJ. But he's an incomplete QB, and he has hit his ceiling, in my opinion.

You act like you know Chad, and his family. Chad's father is a friend of mine. I've known him since he was barely older than Chad. And I believe that there are several varieties of idiot. Chad is the type of idiot that will likely grow out of it. There's a good kid in there somewhere, I think.

But even if I'm wrong about that, my point stands. His accuracy is a rare gift. He's also a very good athlete. And he will come cheap, thanks to his injuries and reputation, deserved or not. His risk/reward scenario is excellent, in my opinion. Very little lost if he flames out. Very high upside if he doesn't.

But hey, you clearly know him better than I do, given the how sure you are that he's an irredeemable *******.

[WagonCircler]

Holy ****, how is that possible?

There's leaked video out there of the show (which I assume hasn't been released yet). Somebody on Facebook posted it, but I couldn't figure out how to link it. It was filmed with a camera phone from a TV. It shows Chad in a black #12 jersey, lighting it up. He hit 10 in a row from 15 yards, which had never been done before on the show.

Oh, wait, here's the video:

http://gridironnow.com/jim-kelly-sends-message-nfl-executives-counting-out-chad-kelly/

[JoeMama]

There's leaked video out there of the show (which I assume hasn't been released yet). Somebody on Facebook posted it, but I couldn't figure out how to link it. It was filmed with a camera phone from a TV. It shows Chad in a black #12 jersey, lighting it up. He hit 10 in a row from 15 yards, which had never been done before on the show.

Oh, wait, here's the video:

http://gridironnow.com/jim-kelly-sends-message-nfl-executives-counting-out-chad-kelly/

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to WagonCircler again."

Wow, thanks for the link.

I am going to officially back-peddle on CK.

Well worth a mid to late round pick as a project.