He was invited to mini-camp with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
[4] After failing to make the Chicago Bears following their mini-camp, Kennedy was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.
[5] In his first week with the team, he beat out fellow rookie, Brian Hudson, to become the VooDoo starting quarterback.
[6] Kennedy started the final seven games for the VooDoo, leading them to a 1–6 recording during that time.
In September 2014, the VooDoo picked up Kennedy's rookie option to retain him for the 2015 season.