American football player (born 1976)
American football player
Brian Patrick Kelly (born January 14, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft . Kelly earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII and also played for the Detroit Lions . His son, Kyu Blu Kelly , also played in the NFL.
Early life
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 .[ 2] [ 3] 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
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Sfty
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
1998
TB
16
3
27
25
2
0.0
0
5
1
4
4
4
0
0
1
1999
TB
16
3
34
29
5
0.0
0
12
1
26
26
26
0
0
0
2000
TB
16
3
48
44
4
0.0
0
11
1
9
9
9
1
0
2
2001
TB
16
11
57
46
11
1.5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
TB
16
16
65
57
8
1.0
0
21
8
68
9
31
0
1
0
2003
TB
5
5
15
13
2
0.0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
TB
16
16
58
51
7
0.0
0
21
4
101
25
75
0
0
1
2005
TB
16
16
50
41
9
1.0
0
17
4
19
5
14
0
1
0
2006
TB
2
2
12
11
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
TB
11
4
21
19
2
0.0
0
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2008
DET
11
10
26
23
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
141
89
413
359
54
3.5
0
104
22
227
10.0
75
1
2
5
Source: pro-football-reference.com
Personal life
Kelly's son, Kyu Blu Kelly , played cornerback at Stanford and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2023 NFL draft .[ 4]
References
1940: Hutson , Parker & Ryan
1941: Goldberg & A. Jones
1942: B. Turner
1943: Baugh
1944: Livingston
1945: Zimmerman
1946: Dudley
1947: Reagan & Seno
1948: Sandifer
1949: Nussbaumer
1950: Sanders
1951: Schnellbacher
1952: Lane
1953: Christiansen
1954: Lane
1955: W. Sherman
1956: Crow
1957: Butler , Christiansen & Davis
1958: Patton
1959: Davis , Derby & Shinnick
1960: Baker & Norton
1961: Lynch
1962: Wood
1963: Lynch & Taylor
1964: Krause
1965: Boyd
1966: Wilson
1967: Barney & Whitsell
1968: W. Williams
1969: Renfro
1970: J. Robinson
1971: Bradley
1972: Bradley
1973: Anderson & Wagner
1974: E. Thomas
1975: Blount
1976: Jackson
1977: Blackwood
1978: Darden
1979: Reinfeldt
1980: Hayes
1981: Walls
1982: Walls
1983: Murphy
1984: Easley
1985: Walls
1986: Lott
1987: Wilburn
1988: Case
1989: Wright
1990: Carrier
1991: Lott
1992: H. Jones & McMillian
1993: Odomes & E. Robinson
1994: E. Turner & A. Williams
1995: O. Thomas
1996: Braxton & Lyle
1997: McNeil
1998: Law
1999: Abraham , Hasty , Madison , Vincent & R. Woodson
2000: Sharper
2001: Barber & Henry
2002: Kelly & R. Woodson
2003: Parrish & Russell
2004: Reed
2005: Law & O'Neal
2006: Bailey & Samuel
2007: Cromartie
2008: Reed
2009: Byrd , Samuel , Sharper & C. Woodson
2010: Reed
2011: Arrington , Weddle & C. Woodson
2012: Jennings
2013: R. Sherman
2014: Quin
2015: Nelson & Peters
2016: Hayward
2017: Byard & Slay
2018: Fuller , Howard & Kazee
2019: Gilmore , Harris & White
2020: Howard
2021: Diggs
2022: Fitzpatrick , Gardner-Johnson , Simmons & Woolen
2023: Bland
2024: Joseph