Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Once considered an ascending NFL Draft prospect, Raiders cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly’s first two years in the league didn’t go according to plan.

Kelly, who ultimately slipped to the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft where he was taken by the Baltimore Ravens, bounced around to four different teams as a rookie. He caught on in Las Vegas last season, but was mostly on the practice squad before getting elevated to the active roster late in the year, primarily to play special teams.

Coming home proved the best move for the Bishop Gorman graduate, however, as the steadying influence of his father — Brian Kelly, an 11-year NFL veteran cornerback who started on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2002 Super Bowl team — helped him get his mind right.

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