Ben Kelly (gridiron football)
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||
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| Born | September 15, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
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| High school | Mentor (OH) Lake Catholic | ||||
| College | Colorado | ||||
| NFL draft | 2000: 3rd round, 84th overall pick | ||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |||||
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||
Benjamin Oliver Kelly (born September 15, 1978)[1] is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback of the National Football League (NFL), Arena Football League (AFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.[2][3] He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[4]
Kelly was an All-American sprinter for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, running 2nd leg on their 7th-place 4 × 400 meters relay team at the 1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
Kelly was also a member of the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Avengers, Calgary Stampeders and Grand Rapids Rampage. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI over the St. Louis Rams.
Kelly is well represented in the Aloha Bowl record books after he returned a kickoff for a TD against Oregon on Dec. 25, 1998.
References
- ^ "31 Ben Kelly CB". patriots.com. NFL. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "2000 - Round 3". nfl.com. National Football League. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Bits and pieces". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 9, 1999. p. 60. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ "2 area tracksters get national honors". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). March 11, 1999. p. 16. Retrieved September 5, 2025.