Robert Kelley (American football)

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Robert Kelley
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Kelley with the Washington Redskins in 2017
No. 32, 20
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-03) October 3, 1992 (age 32)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: O. Perry Walker (New Orleans)
College: Tulane (2011–2015)
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:906
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:9
Receptions:16
Receiving yards:100
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Kelley (born October 3, 1992), nicknamed "Fat Rob", is a former American football running back. He played college football at Tulane and was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

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Early life

Kelley attended and played football at O. Perry Walker High School. [1]

College career

Kelley attended and played college football at Tulane from 2011 to 2015. [2] He played under head coaches Bob Toledo, Mark Hutson, and Curtis Johnson. [3]

Kelley with Tulane in 2011 Robert Kelley (6203996816) (cropped).jpg
Kelley with Tulane in 2011

In the 2011 season, Kelley was part of a backfield dominated by Orleans Darkwa. Overall, he had 332 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and 16 receptions for 178 yards. [4] In the 2012 season, he had a team-high 286 rushing yards and 46 receptions for 340 yards and four receiving touchdowns. [5] [6] In the 2013 season, he had 420 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 18 receptions, 176 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown. [7] In his final collegiate season in 2015, he shared the backfield with Dontrell Hilliard, Sherman Badie, Lazedrick Thompson, and Josh Rounds. [8] Overall, he had 232 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, six receptions, 33 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. [9]

Statistics

SeasonTeamClassPosGPRushingReceiving
RushYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2011 Tulane FRRB13743324.521617811.10
2012 Tulane SORB12812863.50463407.44
2013 Tulane JRRB12984204.33181769.81
2015 Tulane SRRB12652323.616335.51
Career [2] 493181,2704.06867278.56

Professional career

Washington Redskins

On May 6, 2016, the Washington Redskins signed Kelley as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft. [10] On September 25, 2016, Kelley had his first rushing attempt of his career against the New York Giants. [11] On October 23, 2016, he scored his first career touchdown against the Detroit Lions, a one-yard reception from quarterback Kirk Cousins. [12] [13] On October 30, 2016, Kelley made his first career start in place of an injured Matt Jones, where he rushed for 87 yards on 21 carries, while also scoring his first career rushing touchdown in a 27–27 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals. [13] [14] [15] After his starting debut, the team announced that Kelley would be the full-time starting running back. [16] On November 20, 2016, Kelley had his first multi-touchdown game after recording a career-high 137 rushing yards with three rushing touchdowns in a 42–24 victory over the Green Bay Packers on NBC Sunday Night Football . [17] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 704 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 12 receptions, 82 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown. [18]

In the 2017 season, Kelley's role diminished with the usage of Chris Thompson and Samaje Perine increasing. [19] He scored two touchdowns against the Seattle Seahawks in the Week 9 win. [20] He was placed on injured reserve on November 14, 2017, after re-aggravating a high ankle sprain and suffering an MCL sprain in Week 10. [21] Overall, he finished the 2017 season with 62 carries for 194 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. [22]

Kelley was placed on injured reserve on September 18, 2018, with a toe injury. [23] He played two games in the 2018 season with only four carries for eight rushing yards. [24]

New Orleans Saints

On July 30, 2019, Kelley signed with the New Orleans Saints, but was waived four days later. [25] [26]

Personal life

Kelley was born and raised in the 9th Ward district of New Orleans, until he and his parents lost their home as a result of Hurricane Katrina's effect on the city in August 2005. [27]

Kelley was arrested in July 2014 after a fellow student at Tulane claimed Kelley assaulted him and stole his bicycle. [28] Due to the arrest, Kelley was suspended from the football team and subsequently missed the entirety of the 2014 season due to him being academically ineligible. [29] The charges for the arrest were later dropped, and Kelley returned to the team for the 2015 season. [28]

Kelley's "Fat Rob" nickname originated during his senior year at Tulane, after his running backs coach bought him a backpack with the nickname ingraved on it. [1]

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