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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1976-01-14)January 14, 1976 (age 50) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Overland(Aurora, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 2nd round, 45th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Brian Patrick Kelly (born January 14, 1976) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUSC Trojans and was selected by theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the1998 NFL draft. Kelly earned aSuper Bowl ring with the Buccaneers inSuper Bowl XXXVII and also played for theDetroit Lions. His son,Kyu Blu Kelly, is currently playing in the NFL.
Kelly is a high school graduate fromOverland High School inAurora, Colorado. Overland won the 1993 6A state championship in his senior year.
Kelly graduated from theUniversity of Southern California in 1997.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 3.82 s | 7.25 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 8 reps | ||||
| All values from the NFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Kelly was drafted by theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd round of the1998 NFL draft.[2][3] In 2002, he helped the Bucs win theSuper Bowl, during that same season he had 8interceptions, which tied for the league lead along withRod Woodson. On February 15, 2008, he exercised a buyout option in his contract and became afree agent.
On March 8, 2008, he signed a three-year deal with theDetroit Lions.[4] He appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Lions in 2008, recording 26 tackles and a pass defensed. The team released him on December 9 after signingcornerbackDexter Wynn.
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 1998 | TB | 16 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | TB | 16 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB | 16 | 3 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | TB | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | TB | 16 | 16 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 101 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 16 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | TB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 11 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | DET | 11 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 141 | 89 | 413 | 359 | 54 | 3.5 | 0 | 104 | 22 | 227 | 10.0 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Source:pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Kelly's son,Kyu Blu Kelly, played cornerback atStanford and was drafted by theBaltimore Ravens in the2023 NFL draft.[5]