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Jim Kelly Got the Long, Stirring Ovation He Deserved at the NFL Draft

The Bills’ first pick of the 2015 NFL Draft didn’t come until the second round at No. 50, but it was worth the wait.

On hand to introduce it with Roger Goodell was Jim Kelly. The former Miami Hurricane and NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback got a long, rousing, standing ovation from the crowd — and that was even before Goodell actually introduced him.

Kelly was first diagnosed oral cancer in June 2013 and it returned the following March, He’s fought admirably and is reportedly cancer free.

Jim Kelly says in interview here at NFL draft that he is cancer free.