Aaron Kelly (Canadian football)
| No. 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
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| Position: | Wide Receiver |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | April 20, 1986 |
| Place of birth: | Marietta, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Marietta (GA) Walton |
| College: | Clemson |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | International |
| Career CFL statistics as of 2014 | |
| Receptions: | 103 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,360 |
| Receiving TDs: | 6 |
| Tackles: | 7 |
| Career Arena football statistics as of 2010 | |
| Receptions: | 3 |
| Receiving yards: | 11 |
| Receiving TDs: | 0 |
| Tackles: | 2 |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Aaron Kelly (born April 20, 1986 in Marietta, Georgia) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He had most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
College career
Aaron Kelly spent three seasons with the Clemson Tigers. In his first two seasons he was primarily utilized as a big possession receiver. In his junior year he had over 1000 yards and 11 touchdown receptions. His following senior year was a bit of a let down as his yardage fell to 722 with only 4 touchdowns.
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft Kelly was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.[1] He was released prior to the start of the 2009 NFL season. The New Orleans Saints held a workout with Kelly midway through the season, but he was ultimately not signed.[2]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kelly signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in time for the 2011 CFL season. In his first year in the league, Kelly recorded 383 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kelly's second season in the league was less productive, he only played in 6 of the 18 games and only recorded 107 yards and 1 touchdown. On May 23 2013 Kelly was released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats following the acquisition of WR Lyle Leong. [3]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On August 27 2013 Kelly signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed mid-season, Week 9, to replace a heavily injured Bombers receiving corps.[4] In the remaining nine games of the season Kelly caught 22 passes for 321 yards, with 0 touchdowns. In the first game of the 2014 CFL season Kelly had his best single game performance of his career. It was his first time with 100 receiving yards in a game, doing so on 5 receptions, 2 of which for touchdowns. He would go on to finish the 2014 campaign with career highs in receptions (43), yards (549) and touchdowns (3).