Rob Kelly (American football)
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 21, 1974 Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Newark Catholic (OH)[1] | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997: 2nd round, 33rd pick | ||||||||
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Robert James Kelly III (born June 21, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for four seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL) and one on the injured reserve list for the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Career
[edit]Kelly was selected in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.[2] Kelly retired from football in 2002 and age 28, after he sustained an injury during training camp to a nerve between his neck and shoulder.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Playing the waiting game". The Newark Advocate. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Emily (February 2, 2018). "Opinion - I'm the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroyed His Mind". The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- DeVito, Maria (February 9, 2018). "Newark Catholic's Rob Kelly: Game of football is too violent to play". The Newark Advocate.
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