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21 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

I'm looking forward to the day that he's old enough that we no longer talk about him. He's currently 29. It'll be at least another 6-7 years.

 

Has he committed some unforgivable sin that makes you prefer to dislike him forever?

 

Not one for redemption stories?

 

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1 minute ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Has he committed some unforgivable sin that makes you prefer to dislike him forever?

 

Not one for redemption stories?

 

There are places I'd rather look for one. If he's stopped being an AH good for him. I doubt that has happened.

 

I know it's super uplifting when the nephew of a famous person gets a million chances in life, treats people like absolute garbage, and manages to parlay that into a career in the CFL. Surely there's nobody else out there who deserved all of those chances. Chad's just a great guy. I'm glad for him.  They should make a movie about it. What's Netflix up to?

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14 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

There are places I'd rather look for one. If he's stopped being an AH good for him. I doubt that has happened.

 

I know it's super uplifting when the nephew of a famous person gets a million chances in life, treats people like absolute garbage, and manages to parlay that into a career in the CFL. Surely there's nobody else out there who deserved all of those chances. Chad's just a great guy. I'm glad for him.  They should make a movie about it. What's Netflix up to?

 

I never met the guy and being the nephew of a sports celebrity probably has its downsides... I wonder how he was raised.

 

He's certainly made some bad decisions but I can't judge him.

 

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Just now, Sierra Foothills said:

 

I never met the guy and being the nephew of a sports celebrity probably has its downsides... I wonder how he was raised.

 

He's certainly made some bad decisions but I can't judge him.

 

I'm not going to get into it, but suffice to say it's hilarious to me how many people here are totally ok with cutting Chad Kelly slack, for no other reason than because he's Chad Kelly, but also would scream bloody murder if other players not names Chad Kelly got a break after doing something they didn't like. I could drop one name in here and it would prove my point. But whatever. It doesn't matter. 

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6 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

I'm not going to get into it, but suffice to say it's hilarious to me how many people here are totally ok with cutting Chad Kelly slack, for no other reason than because he's Chad Kelly, but also would scream bloody murder if other players not names Chad Kelly got a break after doing something they didn't like. I could drop one name in here and it would prove my point. But whatever. It doesn't matter. 

 

For me it really has nothing to do with who he's related to, Not that I always succeed but I've been trying to get out of the business of judging others. Besides, what's the worst thing Chad Kelly's ever done?

 

On a related topic have you see the recent stories about Pacman Jones? Do his recent actions change the way you feel towards him?

 

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2 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

He was rich before and rich after. So probably not humbled. He’s just older and maybe he understands his time was running out.

Money doesn't mean you can't be humbled ...

 

Flaming out of the NFL , numerous arrests and bad publicity... Can humble you 

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3 hours ago, That's No Moon said:

I'm looking forward to the day that he's old enough that we no longer talk about him. He's currently 29. It'll be at least another 6-7 years.

 

This, a thousand times over.  I’ve never seen a spoiled jackass get so much slack from a region/fan base simply because he’s related to our HOF QB.

 

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I'll say it everytime something comes up about Chad Kelly

 

He has done good work for the ARC of Erie County.  Watching him work with both adults and kids with special needs, you wouldn't think he was the terrible guy some of you say he is.

 

His chalk talks at Kelly Camp about the mistakes he has made in his life, and how he pretty much was throwing his opportunities away, impacted my son greatly.  He still brings them up.

 

Has he done idiotic stuff, yes.  Was he privileged, yes.  That said, I truly hope people take a step back and think about their own shortcomings before casting the first stone here.   

 

 

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2 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:

I'll say it everytime something comes up about Chad Kelly

 

He has done good work for the ARC of Erie County.  Watching him work with both adults and kids with special needs, you wouldn't think he was the terrible guy some of you say he is.

 

His chalk talks at Kelly Camp about the mistakes he has made in his life, and how he pretty much was throwing his opportunities away, impacted my son greatly.  He still brings them up.

 

Has he done idiotic stuff, yes.  Was he privileged, yes.  That said, I truly hope people take a step back and think about their own shortcomings before casting the first stone here.   

 

 

I second everything said here.

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