Mr. Irrelevent is a Bronco

[Boris13c]

John Elway drafted Chad Kelly after plug from Jim Kelly

John Elway and Jim Kelly were both first-round picks in the 1983 NFL Draft and they reconnected during this year’s draft, although it was much later in the process.

Elway called Kelly as part of his role as the Broncos General Manager in order to ask Kelly about his nephew Chad, who dealt with off-field issues and injuries during a college career that also featured some strong quarterback play at Ole Miss. The younger Kelly got a plug from his uncle that helped Elway decide to use the final pick of the 2017 draft on the quarterback.

“I called his uncle, and he said, ‘He’s a good kid,'” Elway said, via ESPN.com. “I said, ‘OK, that’s all I need.’ I trust Jim with that. Obviously, there’s been some history there, but we felt comfortable. Chad understands what he’s been through and is ready to take this step and realizes the step that he’s taken is different than when he was in college. We’re full of confidence that Chad’s going to be able to come up here and understand the situation he’s in.”

Elway said the vetting process went beyond talking to Uncle Jim and coach Vance Joseph said he’s confident that Kelly has learned from past “childish mistakes.”

[Mr.Irrelevant]

This was a great pick, unlikely to truly be irrelevant

[Rusty Trombagent]

yeah that's a powerful lesson chad learned. fuck up as much as you want and your uncle will still get you a job.

[Boris13c]

yeah that's a powerful lesson chad learned. fuck up as much as you want and your uncle will still get you a job.

the cynicism is deep with you it is

but yeah, you have a point

[Nanky]

yeah that's a powerful lesson chad learned. fuck up as much as you want and your uncle will still get you a job.

the cynicism is deep with you it is

but yeah, you have a point

To be fair, he would have been signed as an UDFA, so this just got him a job earlier.

[Moriarty]

yeah that's a powerful lesson chad learned. fuck up as much as you want and your uncle will still get you a job.

Well, yes, he got a job.

But he got a very cuttable, R7, 3rd string, league minimum job
instead of the
R1, heir apparent, couple mil a year job he could have had


He may or may not have the brains to learn, but he definitely cost himself.