[2][3] Prior to the 2004 season, he re-signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 13, 2004, but got cut on June 18, 2004, after asking for his release after sliding on the depth chart.
[4] Kelly starred for the University of Kentucky Wildcats from 1997 to 2000, where he was usually asked to play man-to-man coverage with the best receiver of the opposition.
Kelly graduated from Bay High School in Panama City, Florida in 1997,[5] where he played running back and outside linebacker.
There, under head coach Jim Scroggins, he led the "Fightin' Tornados" to a 23–5 record his last two years in high school, including trips to the Florida state quarter-finals and a narrow loss in the state championship game.
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