Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly has received some good news on the medical front. Dr. James Andrews has given him the green light to follow a “35-45 play script” at his upcoming Pro Day, agent Duray Oubre tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter links). The agent estimates that Kelly will be 85% recovered from his ACL and lateral meniscus tears by the April 3 showcase. 
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Kelly was not among the 300+ players to be invited to this year’s draft combine due to his off-the-field issues. Even if he had gotten an invitation, however, he probably wouldn’t have been able to do much in Indianapolis. The Ole Miss Pro Day will effectively serve as Kelly’s make-up session and it’s Kelly’s first such tryout for NFL scouts.
Earlier this year, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller wrote that Kelly is “still an intriguing quarterback prospect in a bad overall class.” Meanwhile, Jason Cole of Bleacher Report heard back in November that the Ole Miss product was being viewed by evaluators as a Day 3 prospect. Before the injury, Kelly was leading the SEC in total offense and was viewed as one of this year’s QBs. With a strong showing next month, Kelly can rebuild his stock and reassert himself as a leading signal caller, despite concerns about his health and off-the-field red flags.
Steelers, Saints, Patriots (if they trade Jimmy G) and sum of the other top teams could take a late round flyer on him and hopefully he becomes a starter or a good back up.
If he can minimize the off-field distractions, he should be a backup at worst for 10+ seasons.
This guy is a bigger knucklehead than Ryan Mallett. He’s a waste of talent, wouldn’t draft him at all. And this is coming from an Ole Miss fan.
Wrong!