Chad Kelly has a chance to become the face of the Argos franchise. MORE:
Excuse the perspective from the Centre of the Universe.
And no, we’re not talking fancifully about the Argos finding a place on par with Major League Baseball’s Blue Jays, the NBA’s Raptors and the NHL’s Maple Leafs. Pick an Argonaut quarterback of any significance and he’s probably better known and recognized for what he did in another uniform. Ricky Ray, Matt Dunigan, Kerry Joseph, Damon Allen and Doug Flutie, despite their success, all accomplished more outside of Toronto than they did as members of the Argonauts.
Growing up playing quarterback with “12” on his chest and “Kelly” on his back, Kelly was a magnate for attention, which often landed him in trouble off the field. He was kicked off teams in high school and college for bad behaviour, one of the reasons why the Denver Broncos were able to select him with the final pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, earning Kelly the dubious distinction of being named that draft year’s “Mr. Irrelevant.
Though there had been a management change in Edmonton, with the club moving on from Ed Hervey and naming Brock Sunderland their new general manager prior to the 2017 season, Kelly still remained under consideration with the team. With the CFL preparing to resume play in 2021 after the cancelled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunderland offered Kelly a contract to compete for the backup role behind Trevor Harris.
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