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American football player (born 1979)

Not to be confused with Chris Kelsey. American football player
Chris Kelsay
refer to captionKelsay with the Buffalo Bills in 2006
No. 90
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1979-10-31) October 31, 1979 (age 45)
Auburn, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:Auburn
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:2003 / round: 2 / pick: 48
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:440
Sacks:32.5
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:3
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Christopher Kelsay (born October 31, 1979) is an American former professional football player who played his entire career as a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Kelsay was selected by the Bills in the second round (48th overall) of the 2003 NFL draft and was the sixth defensive end chosen in the draft.

Early life

He attended Auburn High School in Auburn, Nebraska He was an all-state defensive lineman as a senior after recording 142 tackles (69 solos), 14 sacks, 3 fumbles forced, and two fumble recoveries. In 1996, he was an all-state linebacker, leading Auburn to the state semifinals. He also played tight end on offense. In basketball, he was a two-time All-Class C-1 basketball selection, averaging 16 points and 8.4 rebounds a game, in helping Auburn to a 17–3 record in 1997–98. In track, he finished fifth in the Class B shot put and had a personal-best throw of 56 ft 11+1⁄2 in (17.361 m).

College career

Then he went on to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers for college football. He was inducted into the NCAA scholar-athlete Hall of Fame in 2002. In 43 games at Nebraska, recorded 135 tackles (61 solos) with 13 sacks, 33 stops for losses, 43 quarterback pressures, 9 pass deflections and 2 forced fumbles He earned Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honors in each of his last three seasons and in 2002 was a National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete ($18,000 postgraduate scholarship recipient) As a senior started the first six and final three games at right defensive end and recorded 38 tackles (17 solos) with seven sacks, 13 stops for losses and 18 QB pressures and was Second-team All-Big 12 Conference. As a junior, he was a Second-team All-America selection by Football News as well as a Second-team Consensus All-Big 12 Conference pick after starting every game at right defensive end and recording a career-high 52 tackles (27 solos) with five sacks and 17 stops for losses. He graduated in December 2002 with a 3.6 GPA and a degree in finance.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m) 		273 lb
(124 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.78 s 1.63 s 2.76 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft (48th overall) by the Buffalo Bills and was the sixth defensive end selected in the draft. As a rookie Kelsay played in 16 games and made 18 tackles, In 2004, he played 16 games and made nine starts and recorded 40 tackles and 4.5 sacks along with 14 QB pressures. In 2005, he started all 16 games and made 41 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Kelsay produced a career season in 2006 where saw career highs in tackles with 88 and sacks posting 5.5. He was about to enter the free agent market in 2007 but was re-signed before free agency started to a 4-year, $23 Million deal. He has played in every game since 2003. In 2007, he was voted as a defensive captain and started the first 11 games of the season and missed the rest due to injuries. Kelsay announced his retirement on February 27, 2013, after 10 seasons in the NFL, all with the Buffalo Bills.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2003 BUF 16 0 19 12 7 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 BUF 16 10 38 23 15 4.5 8 1 3 0 3 2 1 2 0 0
2005 BUF 16 16 45 26 19 2.5 3 1 17 0 17 4 1 1 2 0
2006 BUF 16 16 62 41 21 5.5 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
2007 BUF 14 14 43 34 9 2.5 9 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
2008 BUF 16 16 47 33 14 2.0 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
2009 BUF 16 16 62 41 21 5.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2010 BUF 16 16 72 46 26 3.5 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
2011 BUF 12 12 41 25 16 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
2012 BUF 9 4 14 12 2 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
147 120 443 293 150 32.5 56 3 20 1 17 21 8 6 2 0

Personal life

His brother, Chad Kelsay, also played in the NFL. Kelsay was married on March 13, 2004; his wife's name is Natalie and they had a daughter, Harper, on February 9, 2006. Kelsay is the son of Steve and Jackie Kelsay.

References

  1. "Chris Kelsay, Nebraska, DE, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com.
  2. "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. "#90 Chris Kelsay - Buffalo Bills". Archived from the original on January 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  4. "Bills DE Chris Kelsay announces plans to retire after 10 seasons in Buffalo - the Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  5. "#57 Chris Kelsay". huskers.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
Buffalo Bills 2003 NFL draft selections
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