Not too long ago, Chad Kelly fully expected to be traveling to the NFL Combine this week to sooth concerns over his rocky past and show team doctors the progress he’s made in rehabbing his surgically-repaired knee. He’d already accepted his invitation and booked his flight to Indianapolis.
Then on Feb. 9, Kelly received a call informing him that he was no longer invited, that his name had been added to a list of barred prospects that includes Joe Mixon, the Oklahoma running who was caught on video punching a woman in the face, and Ishmael Zamora, the Baylor wideout who was filmed beating a dog with a belt.