| No. 25 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: January 14, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Career information | |
| College: Southern California | |
| NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1998– 2007) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
* Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
| |
| Tackles | 358 |
| Interceptions | 22 |
| Sacks | 3.5 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brian Patrick Kelly (born January 14, 1976) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California.
Kelly earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. He also played for the Detroit Lions.
High school career[]
Kelly is a high school graduate from Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado. Overland won the 1993 6A state championship in his senior year.
College career[]
Kelly graduated from the University of Southern California in 1997.
Professional career[]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
Kelly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd round of the 1998 NFL Draft.[1] In 2002, he helped the Bucs win the Super Bowl, during that same season he had 8 interceptions, which tied for the league lead along with Rod Woodson. On February 15, 2008, he exercised a buyout option in his contract and became a free agent.
Detroit Lions[]
On March 8, 2008, he signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions. He appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Lions in 2008, recording 26 tackles and a pass defensed. The team released him on December 9 after signing cornerback Dexter Wynn.
NFL statistics[]
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | TB | 16 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | TB | 16 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| 2000 | TB | 16 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | TB | 16 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 65 | 57 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 21 |
| 2003 | TB | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | TB | 16 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 21 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 2006 | TB | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 11 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | DET | 11 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 141 | 413 | 359 | 54 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 227 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 104 |
References[]
- ↑ "Brian Kelly". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014094350/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELLYBRI01. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Brian Kelly Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1475/brian-kelly. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
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