Derrick Kelly II

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Derrick Kelly
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 (age 28)
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)
Position: Offensive guard
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:7
Player stats at PFR

Derrick Kelly II (born August 23, 1995) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Visser, David (April 28, 2019). "FSU offensive lineman Derrick Kelly II taking his versatility to New Orleans Saints". TomahawkNation.com. SB Nation . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  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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