Report: Arizona Cardinals bringing in DT Tommy Kelly
By Phil Watson
According to a report, the Arizona Cardinals are bringing in defensive tackle Tommy Kelly for a look, a day after he was cut by the New England Patriots.
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reported via Twitter:
#azcardinals bringing in DT Tommy Kelly tonight/tomorrow. Taking a look. cut by Pats.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) August 25, 2014
The Cardinals are looking for defensive line help after losing veteran Darnell Dockett Aug. 18 to a torn ACL.
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Kelly played just five games with the Patriots in 2013, his first season with the club, before going down with a torn ACL. In those five games, he had 22 tackles and 2½ sacks.
Kelly, 33, spent nine seasons with the Oakland Raiders after signing with them as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State in 2004.
He bounced around between defensive end and defensive tackle in Oakland before finding a home inside, starting 80 consecutive games for the Raiders from 2008-12.
He had a career-high 68 tackles for Oakland in 2006 and set a career best with 7½ sacks in 2011.
But he struggled to find his form coming back from the knee injury this preseason. He started all three games for the Patriots, but did not register a tackle.