Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#82|John Kelly Wide Receiver
Retired (1999, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 61  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-11-2034) Potential 88
Age at Death 68 Born 08-12-1965 in East Chicago, IN
Drafted Round 2, Pick 20 (1988) Experience 11 Years (198 Wks)
College New Jersey University Princeton, 1988 Salary 845 ($130.455M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 25 Catching 69 Pass Cover 33 Kick Power 3
Throw Acc 36 Pass Blocking 9 Run Cover 13 Kick Acc 9
Carrying 64 Run Blocking 29 Tackling 18 Kick Return 29
        Pursuit 9    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 62 Stamina 64 Execution 50 Agility 77
Strength 38 Health 33 Aggressiveness 46 Hands 46
Jumping 54     Attitude 59 Break Tackle 58
ROLES
QB 30 C 17 DT 27 SS 30 K 1 GUN 52
WR 61 G 26 DE 25 FS 33 P 4 KR 45
HB/TB 52 T 30 ILB 27 CB 41 LS 17 KRB 41
FB 40 TE 44 OLB 31 H 24 HT 56 KOS 5
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1988 TUL 13 0 94 40 42.6 616 15.4 40 291 7.3 0 47.4 24 25.5 4
1989 TUL 16 5 123 70 56.9 937 13.4 47 324 4.6 3 58.6 45 36.6 2
1990 POR 15 15 54 25 46.3 266 10.6 35 84 3.4 0 17.7 13 24.1 3
1991 POR 16 16 34 18 52.9 226 12.6 31 113 6.3 1 14.1 12 35.3 2
1992 POR 13 12 33 17 51.5 244 14.4 33 128 7.5 0 18.8 11 33.3 3
1993 BC 14 1 50 26 52.0 266 10.2 32 88 3.4 1 19.0 14 28.0 1
1994 BC 15 15 102 65 63.7 790 12.2 90 367 5.6 3 52.7 39 38.2 1
1995 BC 16 16 118 62 52.5 692 11.2 28 250 4.0 3 43.2 28 23.7 6
1996 BC 9 0 4 2 50.0 16 8.0 12 1 0.5 0 1.8 1 25.0 0
1997 BC 8 0 5 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0.0 0
1998 SHR 8 0 14 6 42.9 76 12.7 23 2 0.3 0 9.5 3 21.4 0
Total   143 80 631 331 52.5 4129 12.5 90 1648 5.0 11 28.9 190 30.1 22

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2000John Kelly has retired from football.
11-15-1998The Shreveport Sharks have automatically waived John Kelly to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-09-1998The Shreveport Sharks have moved Dick Keyworth to the active roster. The Shreveport Sharks have moved John Kelly to the inactive roster.
08-17-1998The Shreveport Sharks have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire.
08-10-1998The British Columbia Chargers have waived John Kelly.
09-13-1993The British Columbia Chargers have moved John Kelly to the active roster. The British Columbia Chargers have moved Nick Salsbury to the inactive roster.
09-13-1993The British Columbia Chargers have acquired John Kelly from the waiver wire.
09-06-1993The Portland Strikes have moved Steve Fair and Seneca Slater to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Doc Card, Ron Ray, and Emile Norris to the inactive roster.
09-06-1993The Portland Strikes have waived John Kelly.
05-02-1993The Portland Strikes have moved Jair Garcia, Edmund Samuelson, Ty McNulty, Bernard Hunter, Paul Keel, David Nathan, Megs Hall, Ryan Campbell, Wayne McQuarters, Milo Otis, Doc Card, Lee Ellison, Roy Hohn, Behind DeClerk, Ron Ray, Jim Kramer, Bill Cifers, Brian Mitchell, Eddie Donnalley, George Caffey, Michael Urban, Tom Broussard, I.M. Cook, John McNamara, Shawntae Goldson, Chuck Roton, Jim Wilkerson, and Ed Colavito to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Tim Snowden, Lynn Manuel, Herb Cascadden, Richard Barney, Dan Jolley, Sam Baker, George Terrell, Fred Parker, Glen Wright, John Kelly, Jeff Combs, Seneca Slater, Manny Farmer, Jamaicon Villegas, Ron Tomaini, Steve Fair, Tom Fucci, Matt Gradishar, Mike Jones, Tony Rhinehart, Michael Jenkins, Wayne Davis, Dennis Sandefur, Mark Zimmerman, Glen Prader, John Roessler, Kelvin Dykes, and David Ralph to the inactive roster.
01-04-1993The Portland Strikes have moved John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Lynn Manuel, Herb Cascadden, Sam Baker, and Steve Fair to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Wayne McQuarters, I.M. Cook, John McNamara, Shawntae Goldson, Chuck Roton, and Ty McNulty to the inactive roster.
12-21-1992The Portland Strikes have moved Shawntae Goldson, Dan Jolley, Dennis Sandefur, Chuck Roton, Paul Keel, Tom Fucci, I.M. Cook, and John McNamara to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Herb Cascadden, John Kelly, Steve Fair, John Roessler, Sam Baker, Seneca Slater, Fred Parker, and Lynn Manuel to the inactive roster.
09-07-1992The Portland Strikes have moved John Roessler, Kelvin Dykes, David Ralph, Hodges Bradshaw, Shayne White, John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Leon Reinke, Lynn Manuel, Ahmed Prioleau, Sam Baker, Willy Finzer, Steve Fair, Mark Zimmerman, Glen Prader, David Reynolds, Fred Parker, Randy Lear, Glen Wright, and Charlie Schuh to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Lynn Small, Paul Keel, Megs Hall, Bill Levenick, Troy Tiller, I.M. Cook, Matt Gradishar, John McNamara, Doyle Kammerer, Walt Simmons, Chuck Roton, John Haynes, Eric Robbins, Ralph Connelly, and Winston Washington to the inactive roster.
05-03-1992The Portland Strikes have moved Tremayne Hultz, Ted Jimerson, Walt Simmons, Bernardo Norman, Ralph Connelly, Tom Hardy, Carl Franklin, David Nathan, Wayne McQuarters, Bill Levenick, Troy Tiller, Bruno Kranz, Doc Card, Jimmie Pivec, Robert Taylor, Charley Hale, Roy Hohn, Bob Ward, Matt Gradishar, Bill Cifers, Mike Jones, Dante Larson, Eric Robbins, George Caffey, Rodney McCray, Ed Colavito, Gene Newberry, and Rufus Livingston to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Lynn Manuel, Hodges Bradshaw, Dan Jolley, Sam Baker, Jack Schulz, Willy Finzer, David Reynolds, Fred Parker, Randy Lear, Paul Keel, Megs Hall, John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Richard Martin, Ron Tomaini, Steve Fair, Leon Reinke, Dave Rorison, Doyle Kammerer, Eddie Donnalley, Pete Greaves, Dennis Sandefur, Mark Zimmerman, Glen Prader, Shayne White, John Roessler, Kelvin Dykes, David Ralph, Lynn Small, and Charles Hudson to the inactive roster.
09-02-1991The Portland Strikes have moved Herb Cascadden, Richard Barney, Sam Baker, Willy Finzer, Fred Parker, Randy Lear, Damon Harris, Glen Wright, John Kelly, Jeff Combs, Seneca Slater, Manny Farmer, Steve Fair, Leon Reinke, Rodney McCray, and Todd Holmes to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Charlie Young, Wayne McQuarters, Flozell Hughes, Doc Card, Everette Omensky, Roy Hohn, Stan Baldwin, Bob Ward, Cole Milloy, and Murray Dercher to the inactive roster.
08-05-1991The Portland Strikes have moved Todd Holmes, Ron Tomaini, Dennis Sandefur, Cephus Tracy, John Roessler, Dave Rorison, Bob Ward, David Reynolds, Paul Keel, Pete Greaves, David Nathan, and Wayne McQuarters to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Herb Cascadden, John Kelly, Steve Fair, Richard Barney, Dan Jolley, Mike Yoder, Glen Wright, Sam Baker, Seneca Slater, Fred Parker, Rodney McCray, Manny Farmer, and Leon Reinke to the inactive roster.
12-31-1990The Portland Strikes have moved Dan Jolley, Kaipo Clark, John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Manny Farmer, Steve Fair, and Le-Lo McDowell to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved John Roessler, Paul Keel, David Nathan, George Brockington, Cephus Tracy, David Reynolds, and Pete Greaves to the inactive roster.
12-24-1990The Portland Strikes have moved Cephus Tracy, Jack Schulz, David Nathan, Joe Temp, Earl Andabaker, and George Brockington to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Kaipo Clark, Le-Lo McDowell, Steve Fair, and Todd Holmes to the inactive roster.
08-19-1990The Portland Strikes have moved Herb Cascadden, John Kelly, Richard Barney, Dan Jolley, Glen Wright, Sam Baker, Seneca Slater, Gary Rodenberger, Fred Parker, Rodney McCray, Manny Farmer, and Charlie Schuh to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Doyle Kammerer, Darrell Titensor, Richard Martin, Mike Boniol, Roy Parsons, Jack Schulz, Mel Spaniel, Earl Andabaker, Paul Keel, Pete Greaves, David Nathan, and Nilo Lewis to the inactive roster.
08-06-1990The Tulsa Renegades have moved Darrell Titensor, Ron Graziani, Paul Keel, Steve Casali, Willie Mancha, Art Harrison, Richard Martin, Steve Fair, Jason Bell, Earl Andabaker, Doyle Kammerer, Eddie Donnalley, Kelvin Dykes, David Ralph, and Charles Hudson to the active roster. The Tulsa Renegades have moved Joe Hill, Herb Cascadden, Richard Barney, Dan Jolley, Sam Baker, Fred Parker, Glen Wright, Megs Hall, Charlie Schuh, John Kelly, Seneca Slater, Manny Farmer, Gary Rodenberger, Rodney McCray, and Todd Holmes to the inactive roster.
09-04-1988John Kelly of the Tulsa Renegades is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
08-08-1988The Tulsa Renegades have moved John Kelly to the active roster.