Robert James Kelly III (born June 21, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for four seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL) and one on the injured reserve list for the New England Patriots.
[2] Kelly retired from football in 2002 and age 28, after he sustained an injury during training camp to a nerve between his neck and shoulder.
[3] On February 2, 2018, Kelly's ex-wife, Emily, co-wrote an article for The New York Times chronicling her husband's life after football.
She wrote that her husband had never used steroids or had a diagnosed brain injury, but starting in 2009, he began suffering mood swings and depression and later saw his weight plummet to 157 pounds by 2016.
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