Chad Kelly (Jim Kelly's nephew) is highest paid player in CFL

[Buffalo716]

The vitriol here over Chad is sad and disgusting

 

He never hurt any of you guys personally

 

Everybody makes mistakes... Let he without sin cast the first stone 

 

And people grow and mature in the world.... Really thought this place was better 

9 hours ago, NoSaint said:

but many do not 

Chad has done nothing to anybody on this board to warrant the vitriol 

 

People only know him via news stories.. or a football camp.. I'm sure there's lots of people who will say good things about Chad Kelly... Including the Argonauts coach

 

Let him without sin cast the first stone ... Certainly I'm not coming on the thread to pile crap on him 

 

People here act like he stole their bike and beat them up... 

 

I'm not jumping on at wagon 

9 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I sure hope so. My son in law attended the camp when he and Chad were both in high school. He didn’t know Chad but he tells me that all the other QBs there felt Chad was a bit of a douche…..and for my son in law to say anything close to that, tells me something. 

Most 18-year-old kids have douche bag moments 

 

That has nothing to do with how a kid can grow and mature over a decade... And learned from mistakes 

Edited September 4, 2023 by Buffalo716

[NoSaint]

29 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

The vitriol here over Chad is sad and disgusting

 

He never hurt any of you guys personally

 

Everybody makes mistakes... Let he without sin cast the first stone 

 

And people grow and mature in the world.... Really thought this place was better 

Chad has done nothing to anybody on this board to warrant the vitriol 

 

People only know him via news stories.. or a football camp.. I'm sure there's lots of people who will say good things about Chad Kelly... Including the Argonauts coach

 

Let him without sin cast the first stone ... Certainly I'm not coming on the thread to pile crap on him 

 

People here act like he stole their bike and beat them up... 

 

I'm not jumping on at wagon 

Most 18-year-old kids are douches.. 

 

That has nothing to do with how a kid can grow and mature over a decade... And learned from mistakes 

meh. Counter, there are plenty of 50 year old jerks and many of this start by being 16 year old ones, 20 year old ones and 25 year old ones. And he’s been on the exceptional side of the spectrum, not simply a run of the mill arrogant teen.
 

I’ll always hope for fewer jerks in the world, and reclamation projects are great… but once you are out where he has been it’s the exception to become an amazing person. That doesn’t mean I think he’s a comic book villain 24/7/365 but I don’t feel the need to stump for every stranger. Even if he has a famous name. And I think there’s a hell of a lot more excuses for his name around here than guys actively trying to bury him. 

[BADOLBILZ]

9 hours ago, eball said:

 

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.

 

 

 

Well........I think that is probably the tally because he is the only pro QB one of those,  isn't he?

 

If your issue is not wanting to hear about him then why are you creating content in a thread about him?

 

I think the answer is at the bottom of that bottle(or box if you are drinking wine). 

[JESSEFEFFER]

2 hours ago, JohnNord said:

Did you ever noticed how despite being a local home-grown athlete and an legendary uncle who is synonymous with the franchise, Kelly never got any kind of tryout with the Bills?  

The rumor was that Jim advocated for the t

Bills to stay away from Chad since he’s be surrounded by some many old vices and bad influences.  
 

Many believe that John Elway taking as the final pick in 2017 was done as a favor for Jim.  
 

The crazy thing is that even after sabotaging his career multiple times, Chad’s NFL stint was progressing well in Denver until Von’s Halloween party

He did.  Heading into the playoffs post 2020 season.  I thought maybe it was a COVID related contingency.

[TheyCallMeAndy]

3 years 1.8 million is the largest CFL contract? 

[Doc]

6 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

3 years 1.8 million is the largest CFL contract? 

 

Currently, yes.

[jkeerie]

Watching Chad play as we speak on CBS Sports Network Argos @ Tiger Cats.  Argos are up, 17-4.  Kelly first half 6/13 109 yds, 1 TD 2 INTs.

[416BillsFan]

14 hours 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. 

OJ?

[That's No Moon]

42 minutes ago, 416BillsFan said:

OJ?

Nope. Another QB. Didnt commit any crimes, had well more than half this board happy to run him out of the league.

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, jkeerie said:

Watching Chad play as we speak on CBS Sports Network Argos @ Tiger Cats.  Argos are up, 17-4.  Kelly first half 6/13 109 yds, 1 TD 2 INTs.

 

 

I root for the Ticats but it's not their year(again).    It's been an entertaining game today and love seeing that sun splashed field in Hamilton.  

 

 

[Gugny]

3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

 

I'm not jumping on at wagon 

Most 18-year-old kids are douches.. 

 

That has nothing to do with how a kid can grow and mature over a decade... And learned from mistakes 

I wasn’t a douche when I was 18. 
 

My friends weren’t douches at 18. 
 

Yes … we all make mistakes as learn from them (far beyond our teenage years). 
 

But there’s a difference between going through they typical ups and downs of a teenager and a painfully arrogant dipshit, spoiled rich kid living off of his uncle’s name doing insanely stupid stuff and not owning it. 
 

He is a colossal douche. At 18 and beyond (he was in his 20s when he got into a fight at a f*cking high school football game. 
 

Rich white trash. 

[Buffalo716]

9 minutes ago, Gugny said:

I wasn’t a douche when I was 18. 
 

My friends weren’t douches at 18. 
 

Yes … we all make mistakes as learn from them (far beyond our teenage years). 
 

But there’s a difference between going through they typical ups and downs of a teenager and a painfully arrogant dipshit, spoiled rich kid living off of his uncle’s name doing insanely stupid stuff and not owning it. 
 

He is a colossal douche. At 18 and beyond (he was in his 20s when he got into a fight at a f*cking high school football game. 
 

Rich white trash. 

All saints are sinners and sinners are saints

 

20 is Young... People are just preaching from their high horse... 

 

Seriously... A message board has a vendetta on a guy they don't know

 

Nobody could say how he feels about his past actions

Edited September 4, 2023 by Buffalo716

[Punching Bag]

7 minutes ago, Gugny said:

I wasn’t a douche when I was 18. 
 

My friends weren’t douches at 18. 
 

Yes … we all make mistakes as learn from them (far beyond our teenage years). 
 

But there’s a difference between going through they typical ups and downs of a teenager and a painfully arrogant dipshit, spoiled rich kid living off of his uncle’s name doing insanely stupid stuff and not owning it. 
 

He is a colossal douche. At 18 and beyond (he was in his 20s when he got into a fight at a f*cking high school football game. 
 

Rich white trash. 

 

That\s right he should be locked up at 639 Exchange Street Road and be your cellmate.

[Gugny]

3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

All saints are sinners and sinners are saints

 

20 is Young... People are just preaching from their high horse... 

 

Seriously... A message board has a vendetta on a guy they don't know

 

Nobody could say how he feels about his past actions

He had the world gifted to him and he couldn’t keep himself from being a total dick. 
 

All he had to do was stay healthy and not be an a-hole. 
 

He got as far as staying healthy. 
 

He chose to be an a-hole MULTIPLE times. 
 

Douche. 

[wppete]

Pretty amazing! Good for Chad Kelly, hope he does well…..

 

Too bad that money isn’t much in Toronto especially after taxes and how expensive Toronto is. Hopefully he is commuting from Buffalo every day 😂 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Having signed so lucrative a contract for the CFL, Canadian Tire Corporation is contemplating placing Kelly on their Board of Directors.

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😉

Edited September 4, 2023 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[Iiiiiiiiive Got a Feeeelin]

So the hes getting paid like a practice squad qb basically? 

[jkeerie]

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I root for the Ticats but it's not their year(again).    It's been an entertaining game today and love seeing that sun splashed field in Hamilton.  

 

 

Thank goodness for the CFL today.  I'm watching Edmonton and Calgary now.  Clemson plays Duke tonight, but it's on ESPN, so I am "dark."  Also my favorite show on National Geographic premieres tonight as well.  So...we will see how long this goes on and how patient I can be.

Edited September 4, 2023 by jkeerie

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Sounds like our backup

 

 

[NoSaint]

53 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

All saints are sinners and sinners are saints

 

20 is Young... People are just preaching from their high horse... 

 

Seriously... A message board has a vendetta on a guy they don't know

 

Nobody could say how he feels about his past actions

a vendetta? You don’t have to white knight for the guy. He’s acted like a jerk and some guys are calling out that he has acted like a jerk. You don’t get to simply not make the news for a very short stretch and have that reputation disappear. If he’s truly past it, he will eventually earn having his name associated with the new things he achieves. Unfortunately, world class entitlement is the extent of his resume so far. 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

17 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

People learn 

 

he definitely has and he has the talent, hope he does great up there

 

 

[Buffalo716]

4 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

a vendetta? You don’t have to white knight for the guy. He’s acted like a jerk and some guys are calling out that he has acted like a jerk. You don’t get to simply not make the news for a very short stretch and have that reputation disappear. If he’s truly past it, he will eventually earn having his name associated with the new things he achieves. Unfortunately, world class entitlement is the extent of his resume so far. 

It's a joke that some people think people can't change

 

Sure he has been an ass.. it doesn't mean he can't or hasn't turned a corner 

 

Simple as that 

[Mr. WEO]

17 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.

 

 

That day will never come here...

 

The name alone means everything to too many here

[Mr. WEO]

7 hours ago, zow2 said:

He absolutely could've played in the NFL.  Dummy.  But good for him making the most of the CFL.

 

clearly, he could not.

 

He should change his name to Chad Namath so we wouldn't have to hear about him here anymore

Edited September 4, 2023 by Mr. WEO

[Bill from NYC]

I am too lazy to look it up.  If someone cares to respond, how serious were his crimes? Did he beat up women? Were there any sex crime allegations? Was he doing stickups? Did he cause serious injury to anybody?

 

Or, was he primarily just a drunken and/or drug using a-hole doing harm to mostly himself? 

 

[NoSaint]

9 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

It's a joke that some people think people can't change

 

Sure he has been an ass.. it doesn't mean he can't or hasn't turned a corner 

 

Simple as that 

I’ll chalk it up as you will never have an opinion about behavior or outcomes because anyone could’ve drastically changed since their most recent of many mistakes… if the last name Kelly is involved. 
 

obviously we all know people can change and evolve. Now ask yourself why you are so invested in everyone loudly agreeing with that point for Chad here? 

[78thealltimegreat]

Until Zach Wilson arrives 

[NoSaint]

14 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

That day will never come here...

 

The name alone means everything to too many here

At some point it will stop being we should sign him to the PS 

 

and hopefully from there it’s just an occasional page and a half about whatever local charitable event he pops up at and not 10 pages for an embarrassing event.

[klos63]

16 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

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?

 

Didn't he threaten to get a gun and shoot up a bar , while being arrested?  Not that stuff like that ever happens in real life.

[Buffalo716]

8 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

I’ll chalk it up as you will never have an opinion about behavior or outcomes because anyone could’ve drastically changed since their most recent of many mistakes… if the last name Kelly is involved. 
 

obviously we all know people can change and evolve. Now ask yourself why you are so invested in everyone loudly agreeing with that point for Chad here? 

I think it's funny that all these perfect people point fingers at somebody who they don't know, just too

 

Nobody here is perfect.. he could easily feel bad for how he has acted

 

Why is so everyone invested in bashing Chad Kelly I'm interested?

 

 

Edited September 5, 2023 by Buffalo716

[Donuts and Doritos]

QB3!!!

 

😂

[NoSaint]

11 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

I think it's funny that all these perfect people point fingers at somebody who they don't know, just too

 

Nobody here is perfect.. he could easily feel bad for how he has acted

 

Why is so everyone invested in bashing Chad Kelly I'm interested?

 

 

I think the responses you’ve received have something to do with you saying you are sure he’s been humbled, etc… as opposed to simply “hope he’s doing better these days.” And this being a board that for nearly a decade folks have lectured that the bills should give him a shot and his last time messing up was obviously isolated and his last time… for no apparent reason.

 

[JESSEFEFFER]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

I wasn’t a douche when I was 18. 
 

My friends weren’t douches at 18. 
 

Yes … we all make mistakes as learn from them (far beyond our teenage years). 
 

But there’s a difference between going through they typical ups and downs of a teenager and a painfully arrogant dipshit, spoiled rich kid living off of his uncle’s name doing insanely stupid stuff and not owning it. 
 

He is a colossal douche. At 18 and beyond (he was in his 20s when he got into a fight at a f*cking high school football game. 
 

Rich white trash. 

His dad works/worked for Wegmans and his mom is/was a school teacher.  Seems middle class to me but rich is a relative term.  He was on the field because his brother was dogpiled in the other team's bench area.  Seemed he was willing to do more but never made it to the fight.  He could have been more calculating and thought "this is a bad look and could hurt my draft status" but it was "my brother was cheap shotted and is on the ground and outnumbered on their sideline and in a melee- I need to do something."  This is one incident involving him that was more of a mole hill than a mountain, imo.

[Gugny]

7 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:

His dad works/worked for Wegmans and his mom is/was a school teacher.  Seems middle class to me but rich is a relative term.  He was on the field because his brother was dogpiled in the other team's bench area.  Seemed he was willing to do more but never made it to the fight.  He could have been more calculating and thought "this is a bad look and could hurt my draft status" but it was "my brother was cheap shotted and is on the ground and outnumbered on their sideline and in a melee- I need to do something."  This is one incident involving him that was more of a mole hill than a mountain, imo.

Yeah, the vacuum cleaner ass whooping was nothing. 
 

And justifying an adult getting into a fight?   Let alone a fight at a high school sporting even??  Come on. 
 

He’s a bum. 

[NoSaint]

20 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:

His dad works/worked for Wegmans and his mom is/was a school teacher.  Seems middle class to me but rich is a relative term.  He was on the field because his brother was dogpiled in the other team's bench area.  Seemed he was willing to do more but never made it to the fight.  He could have been more calculating and thought "this is a bad look and could hurt my draft status" but it was "my brother was cheap shotted and is on the ground and outnumbered on their sideline and in a melee- I need to do something."  This is one incident involving him that was more of a mole hill than a mountain, imo.

you know what’s never crossed my mind? 
 

I need to run on the field of a high school football game to fight someone

 

then again I’ve never threatened to go get my AK from the car to spray a bar cause they kicked me out.

 

[C.Biscuit97]

15 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

I am too lazy to look it up.  If someone cares to respond, how serious were his crimes? Did he beat up women? Were there any sex crime allegations? Was he doing stickups? Did he cause serious injury to anybody?

 

Or, was he primarily just a drunken and/or drug using a-hole doing harm to mostly himself? 

 

He got kicked off his high school, college, and nfl teams. Considering how much coaches put up with talented players, that says a lot. He isn’t exactly a rocket scientist (I mean he had to settle for St. Joes). He threaten to shoot a bar up with an AK 47. He tried to fight high schoolers when he was in the pros. Almost everyone who has met him says he is a giant d bag. 
 

that said, this might be the best thing for him. I don’t think he’s really that humbled (he was on a pod talking about how is better than a bunch of nfl starting qbs) but talent was never his problem. And he’s getting to play, which is something a guy like Tre Lance could use. I definitely would rather have him than our backups. Only problem is he would be a terrible influence on single Josh and probably would think he should be the starter. Swag Kelly!

On 9/4/2023 at 9:50 AM, billsbackto81 said:

That's like being the best looking guy in the ICU Burn Unit.

Bad post. I respect anyone for not giving up on their dreams. They are in the top 5% of their profession, one step away from being millionaires. How about you? 

[JESSEFEFFER]

22 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

He got kicked off his high school, college, and nfl teams. Considering how much coaches put up with talented players, that says a lot. He isn’t exactly a rocket scientist (I mean he had to settle for St. Joes). He threaten to shoot a bar up with an AK 47. He tried to fight high schoolers when he was in the pros. Almost everyone who has met him says he is a giant d bag. 
 

that said, this might be the best thing for him. I don’t think he’s really that humbled (he was on a pod talking about how is better than a bunch of nfl starting qbs) but talent was never his problem. And he’s getting to play, which is something a guy like Tre Lance could use. I definitely would rather have him than our backups. Only problem is he would be a terrible influence on single Josh and probably would think he should be the starter. Swag Kelly!

Bad post. I respect anyone for not giving up on their dreams. They are in the top 5% of their profession, one step away from being millionaires. How about you? 

He punched a photographer at Von Miller's Halloween party and broke his jaw.  Imo, that  is the worst known offense.  The trespass/vacuum cleaner thing was not violent, just embarrassingly bizarre.  No forced entry and no aggression toward the residents.  Most all the others are out-of-control, adolescent-like tantrums.  I would suggest that he did not enter the field of school game and get in a fight, he entered a game that had transformed into a brawl (which was suspended and never resumed, btw) where his brother was in a bad spot.  Not smart but I don't know how dumb I might be for my brother.  He never was "in the fight" as some have posted.  He has an unmatched cycle of successes and emotional failures that some budding  mental health professional could write a thesis on.

 

Chase Daniel has made $41 M and Chad is way better than him.  Chad's flawed sense of ego/self control has likely cost him 8 figures in earnings.  I think he knows this all too well.  I hope he has gotten some counseling and suspect he might have when with the Colts.  He was never lazy about his craft but could never handle being told "no."  He fights authority and authority always wins.  I do agree with him that his combination of play making ability, mobility and arm talent is better than most QBs in the NFL.  C.Biscuit must be a Canisius man.

[Punching Bag]

25 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:

He punched a photographer at Von Miller's Halloween party and broke his jaw.  Imo, that  is the worst known offense.  The trespass/vacuum cleaner thing was not violent, just embarrassingly bizarre.  No forced entry and no aggression toward the residents.  Most all the others are out-of-control, adolescent-like tantrums.  I would suggest that he did not enter the field of school game and get in a fight, he entered a game that had transformed into a brawl (which was suspended and never resumed, btw) where his brother was in a bad spot.  Not smart but I don't know how dumb I might be for my brother.  He never was "in the fight" as some have posted.  He has an unmatched cycle of successes and emotional failures that some budding  mental health professional could write a thesis on.

 

Chase Daniel has made $41 M and Chad is way better than him.  Chad's flawed sense of ego/self control has likely cost him 8 figures in earnings.  I think he knows this all too well.  I hope he has gotten some counseling and suspect he might have when with the Colts.  He was never lazy about his craft but could never handle being told "no."  He fights authority and authority always wins.  I do agree with him that his combination of play making ability, mobility and arm talent is better than most QBs in the NFL.  C.Biscuit must be a Canisius man.

 

He reminds me of Vince Young - all the talent in the world but no self control or willing to listen to teams on changes he needs to make.  Maybe CFL helped him.

Teams certainly tried - he had plenty of opportunities..

[KDIGGZ]

When does the next Swag Kelly rap album drop? I wish my parents were rich and my uncle was famous so I could afford to be an idiot. If he was born into any other situation he'd be in jail or dead by now 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Wording on one of those tacky Spencer Gifts signs that was left in my family's cottage when we took possession of it:

'Vee Get Olt Too Soon,

Und Schmardt Too Late.'

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Let's see how young Mr. Kelly handles this latest brush with success and 75% fame (exchange rate of CFL to NFL).  It's been four years since Hoovergate.