Derrick Kelly II

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Derrick Kelly
No. 74 – San Antonio Brahmas
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 29)
Gretna, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: East Gadsden
(Havana, Florida)
College: Florida State (2014–2018)
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Games played:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derrick Kelly II (born August 23, 1995) is an American football offensive guard for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Florida State.

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College career

Kelly was a member of the Florida State Seminoles for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He played in 34 games with 28 starts over the course of his collegiate career. [1]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Kelly was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on April 27, 2019. [2] He was waived on August 30, 2019, during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. [3] [4] Kelly signed a reserve/futures contract on January 6, 2020, and made the Saints' active roster coming out of training camp the next season. [5] [6] Kelly made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [7] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 29, 2020, [8] and activated on December 9. [9]

On August 31, 2021, Kelly was waived by the Saints and re-signed to the practice squad. [10] [11] He was released on October 12.

New York Giants

On October 19, 2021, Kelly was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. [12] His contract expired when the teams season ended on January 9, 2022.

New York Jets

On May 9, 2022, Kelly signed with the New York Jets. [13] He was released on August 16, 2022. [14]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

On August 17, 2022, Kelly was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints. [15] He was waived on August 28. [16] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 10, 2022. [17]

San Antonio Brahmas

Kelly was placed on the reserve list by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL on March 7, 2023, and activated on April 7. [18]

Cleveland Browns

On August 5, 2023, Kelly signed with the Cleveland Browns. [19] On August 27, 2023, Kelly was released by the Browns. [20]

San Antonio Brahmas (second stint)

On January 19, 2024, Kelly re-signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). [21] He was placed on injured reserve on April 23, 2024. [22] He was released on June 12, 2024. [23] He was re-signed on August 23. [24]

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References

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  2. ↑ Sigler, John (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Saints undrafted free agent tracker, with instant analysis". Saints Wire. USA Today . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Saints cut players to reach 53-man roster; practice squad set". WWLTV.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Just, Amie (September 1, 2019). "Inside Saints practice squad: Butler, Humphrey headline 10-man roster; 7 signed from fall camp". NOLA.com . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sigler, John (January 6, 2020). "Saints sign Emmanuel Butler, 8 other players to reserve/future contracts". Saints Wire. USA Today . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Saints final cuts include defensive linemen Edwards, Hunt". Associated Press . September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "NFL Noles: Week One". TomahawkNation.com. SB Nation. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "New Orleans Saints place guard Derrick Kelly on Covid-19 reserve list". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ Williams, Charean (December 9, 2020). "Saints remove Terron Armstead, Derrick Kelly from COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. ↑ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Giants sign veteran LB Benardrick McKinney to practice squad". Giants.com.
  13. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (May 9, 2022). "Jets Sign WR Calvin Jackson, OL Derrick Kelly". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (August 16, 2022). "Jets Place Mekhi Becton on Injured Reserve; Release Four Players". Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Browns sign CB Gavin Heslop and T Derrick Kelly II". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 5, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Browns reduce roster to 76". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  21. ↑ "The UFL Agree to Terms with 42 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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