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Tests positive for COVID-19 Kelly did test positive for COVID before being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Impact Kelly joins Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton as Browns running backs who have tested positive for COVID, leaving D'Ernest Johnson as the only healthy running back on the current roster. Kelly's absence wouldn't normally be much of an issue, as he's only played three offensive snaps all season, but with the void the Browns now have in the backfield every body counts.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Chubb tests positive for COVID-19, could miss NE game

The Browns didn’t have much time to celebrate their biggest win this season before being hit with another off-field issue

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lands on COVID-19 list Kelly was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.

Impact Kelly has appeared in three games for the Browns this season, but he has only recorded two touches for 13 yards. His absence shouldn't affect the Browns' offensive rotation.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Makes season debut Kelly had two carries for 13 yards in Thursday's 17-14 win over the Broncos.

Impact Kelly was added to the active roster off the Browns' practice squad, as both Nick Chubb (calf) and Kareem Hunt (calf) were sidelined. The 25-year-old was on the field for three snaps and served as the third back behind D'Ernest Johnson and Demetric Felton. Chubb, who has missed two games but isn't on injured reserve, could return to action Week 8 against the Steelers. If he does, Kelly is unlikely to remain on the active roster for that contest.

OCTOBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Signs to active roster The Browns signed Kelly to the active roster from the practice squad Tuesday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Kelly will provide some emergency depth in Cleveland's banged up running back room, with a Thursday night matchup against Denver just around the corner. In corresponding transactions, Kareem Hunt (calf) and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (ankle) have been placed on IR.

OCTOBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to Cleveland Kelly was signed to Cleveland's practice squad Wednesday.

Impact Kelly ran with the Browns in 2021 preseason and saw a lot of action in preseason games, as Cleveland held Nick Chubb out for all three games and Kareem Hunt for two. The Browns kept four running backs, including combo WR/RB Demetric Felton, so it would take multiple injuries for Kelly to make it to the active roster.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

John Kelly bounces outside, wins race to the pylon for TD Cleveland Browns running back John Kelly rushes for a 5-yard touchdown.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • NFL.COM

Pens future deal Kelly signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on Tuesday.

Impact Kelly spent most of the 2020 season on the Browns' practice squad. The 2018 sixth-round pick faces long odds to make the roster in 2021, as Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and D'Ernest Johnson are all under contract.

JANUARY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rookie Sam Sloman wins Rams' 3-way kicking competition

Rookie kicker Sam Sloman has won the Los Angeles Rams’ three-way competition to replace Greg Zuerlein

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jettisoned by Rams The Rams waived Kelly on Friday, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.

Impact A sixth-round selection of the Rams in 2018, Kelly has made just eight appearances through two pro seasons and oscillated between the 53-man roster and practice squad. Overall, he managed 2.8 yards on 30 carries and hauled in two of three targets for 27 yards. Considering how the team has approached Kelly to date, he likely will be signed to the practice squad if he clears waivers.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

FANTASY PLAYS: Workhorse runners best resource in fantasy

The key is to prioritize big-time wide receivers over running backs with questionable fantasy value

AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mentioned by coach McVay Sean McVay mentioned Kelly as one of four running backs on the Rams' roster who can be viewed as a "starting-caliber" player, per The Helliepod podcast.

Impact The other three are veteran Malcolm Brown, 2019 third-round pick Darrell Henderson (ankle) and rookie second-round pick Cam Akers. McVay's comment aside, that leaves Kelly as the forgotten man of the group as a 2018 sixth-round pick who has played just 53 offensive snaps in eight NFL games, bouncing between the inactive list, the practice squad and a backup role. There aren't many fantasy formats where Kelly will warrant a draft pick, but he could emerge as a player to watch if the other running backs in Los Angeles struggle to stay healthy and productive.

JULY 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE