Joe Kelly (American football)

Joseph Winston Kelly, Jr. (born December 11, 1964) is a former American football linebacker who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for six different teams. He played college football at the University of Washington under head coach Don James and was team's MVP as a senior in 1985. In his junior season in 1984, the Huskies finished second in the polls after upsetting Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

Joe Kelly
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Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1964-12-11) December 11, 1964
Sun Valley, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Thomas Jefferson
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Washington MVP (1985)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:542
Sacks:6.0
Interceptions:6
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Kelly was the eleventh overall selection of the 1986 NFL Draft, taken by the Cincinnati Bengals. After four seasons with Cincinnati, he played three more with the New York Jets, then one each with the Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Philadelphia Eagles.

See also

  • Kraft, Joy (2007-08-11). "NFL was easy by comparison". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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