Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly Has Wrist Surgery

Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly had wrist surgery on Monday, Tom Pelissero of USA Today tweets. Specifically, the QB suffered an acute rupture of a ligament between two bones in his throwing wrist. Kelly cannot throw for three months as he recovers from the operation. Chad Kelly (vertical)

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Kelly suffered the painful injury during his pro day earlier this month, which was a case of unfortunate timing on multiple levels. Kelly was unable to complete his drills and he’ll now be unable to conduct individual workouts for teams between now and the draft.

He was once considered to be a first round possibility, but it’s now unclear if Kelly will be drafted at all. Kelly still isn’t 100% recovered from ACL and lateral meniscus tears suffered in 2016. He also has a number of off-the-field red flags. Before joining Ole Miss, Kelly was booted from of Clemson’s program for conduct detrimental to the team. His ousting from the Tigers forced him to spend a year at East Mississippi Community College, also known as “Last Chance U.” Then, earlier this year, Kelly got into a skirmish at a high school football game.

The most recent QB rankings from WalterFootball.com have Kelly all the way down at No. 9.

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