Maurice Kelly

Kelly played outside linebacker (and a bit of safety for Winnipeg in the last couple years of his carreer) for four different CFL clubs and despite putting up some pretty good numbers had All-Star recognition elude him.  Kelly started his CFL career with the ill fted Los Vages Posse when he signed with them in April of 1994. When the Posse folded, he was drafted in the first round by Toronto in a dispersal draft.  After one season with the Argos, Kelly became a free agent in February of 1996 and signed with BC where he played two season.  A free agent again in February of 1998, Kelly signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and played 1998 and 1999 with them.  Kelly then left the CFL and returned to rejoin the Bombers for two final seasons in 2003 and 2004.  Besides being an excellent linebacker, Kelly was a strong special teams tackler.

Games Played, Tackles, Knockdowns and Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
1994 LV 18 83 16 99 1 3 0 0 0
1995 TOR 15 51 7 58 0 0 4 0 0
1996 BC 18 40 18 58 1 3 5 0 0
1997 BC 18 68 5 73 2 2 3 3 30
1998 WPG 18 75 9 84 4 10 4 1 10
1999 WPG 18 87 8 95 7 14 2 5 17
2003 WPG 17 58 22 80 5 16 2 0 0
2004 WPG 18 64 21 85 1 4 0 1 3
Interceptions
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long
1994 LV 4 35 8.8 0 35
1995 TOR 1 21 21 0 21
1996 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BC 4 29 7.3 0 15
1998 WPG 5 121 24.3 1 90
1999 WPG 2 2 1 0 2
2003 WPG 1 0 0 0 0
2004 WPG 1 25 25 0 25
Fumble Recoveries and Forced Fumbles
Year Team FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR FF
1994 LV 1 4 4 0 4 0
1995 TOR 2 39 19.5 0 39 0
1996 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BC 3 112 37.3 1 84 0 5
1998 WPG 3 27 9 0 24 1 4
1999 WPG 7 38 5.4 0 24 1 3
2003 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2004 WPG 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
BlockedKicks
Year Team BK
1994 LV 0
1995 TOR 0
1996 BC 0
1997 BC 0
1998 WPG 1
1999 WPG 1
2003 WPG 1
2004 WPG 0
Fumbles
Year Team F FL
1994 LV 0 0
1995 TOR 1 1
1996 BC 0 0
1997 BC 0 0
1998 WPG 1 0
1999 WPG 0 0
2003 WPG 0 0
2004 WPG 0 0

Kelly had one kickoff return for zero yards in 2004.