Chris Kelsay life and biography

Chris Kelsay is an American football outside linebacker who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the second round (48th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft and was the 6th defensive end selected in the draft.

PRO:

Selected in the second round of the 2003 Draft (48th overall)… Was the sixth defensive end selected in the draft… Only other two Bills ever selected at 48th overall were QB Matt Kofler in 1982 and WR Bucky Brooks in 1994

CAREER:

* One of three Bills defensive linemen with three career interceptions (Ron McDole – 6, Aaron Schobel – 3)
* Produced a career season in 2006 where saw career highs in tackles with 88 and sacks posting 5.5

2009:
* Started at LDE at NE (9/14), before leaving in the second quarter with a knee injury… tallied one solo tackle and two QB hits.
* Vs. TB (9/20) started at left defensive end and had a QB hit.
* Against NO (9/27), tied for the team lead with eight tackles (B. Scott) including six solo, two tackles for a loss, a QB hit and a sack on third down that was good for a loss of 10 yards.
* At NYJ (10/18), posted a career-high and tied for the team-high (K. Ellison) with 12 tackles, including six solo.
* At CAR (10/25), tallied four solo tackles, a sack, a tackle for a loss and a QB hit… sack was the 20th of his career.
* Vs. NYJ (12/3), had five tackles, including three solo, a sack, tackle for a loss and QB hit.
* At KC (12/13), tallied three tackles, a tackle for a loss and a strip-sack. The sack was his fifth of the season and the forced fumble was the fifth of his career.
* Vs. IND (1/3), tallied four tackles, including three solo, and recorded a fumble recovery in the second quarter, which led to the Bills third TD.

2008:
* Voted as a defensive captain for the second consecutive year
* Recorded his second 80-plus tackle season of his career, finishing with 82 stops
* According to NFL.com statistics, recorded seven passes defensed for fourth-best among AFC defensive lineman and tied for 10th in the league
* Posted his first forced fumble of the season and recorded a sack vs. Oak. (9/21)… fumble was recovered by LB Paul Posluszny and turnover led to the team’s first touchdown of the game… FF was the fourth of his career
* Notched his second sack of the season in his 90th career game vs. SF (11/30)… sack resulted in a 49ers punt
* Compiled a season-high 11 tackles, including two stops for a loss vs. Mia. (12/7)
* Made the 70th start of his career at Den. (12/21/), posting two tackles, two passes defensed and two QB pressures

2007:
* Voted as a defensive captain
* Started the first 11 games of the season at left end and the last three, missed two games with an ankle injury
* Compiled 74 tackles, an interception returned for a touchdown, a safety and 2.5 sacks
* Tied for the team lead (Aaron Schobel) with eight tackles for loss
* Became only the second Bills defensive lineman with three career interceptions joining Ron McDole (6)

* Had Bills’ lone sack of the game vs. NYJ (9/30) in the second quarter
* Scored team’s second INT-touchdown of the game in second quarter vs. Dal. (10/8), gave team their fourth game ever with two INT TDs … Deflected a Tony Romo pass at the five yard line then caught the ball in the end zone… Was his 3rd career INT and first since 9/25/05 vs. Atl. … One of five different players to intercept Romo
* Recovered his first fumble of the season and fifth of career at NYJ (10/28) in the second quarter, stalling a Jets drive which penetrated the red zone… Was his first fumble recovery in a road game
* At Mia. (11/11), recorded a sack that resulted in a safety cutting the Dolphins lead down to one, 3-2… Was the 30th safety in team history and first since 2005
* Shared a sack in the fourth quarter at Phi. (12/30), raising his season total to 2.5

2006:
* Started all 16 games, recording career-highs in tackles (88) and sacks (5.5). Had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
* At NE (9/10), recorded seven tackles, four solo, sacked Tom Brady once and had one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries
* At Mia. (9/17), recorded a sack in the 4th quarter, his second straight game with a sack, third time in his career with a sack streak
* Had 9 tackles, one for a loss vs. NYJ (9/24) and posted the Bills only sack of the game … third straight game with a sack … first Bill with 3-game sack streak since Aaron Schobel, games 11-13, 2005
* vs. Min. (10/1), had five assisted tackles and five hits on the quarterback … helped force the Vikings to only 63 yards on the ground
* at Chi. (10/8), notched career-high 11 tackles (five solo)
* at Det. (10/15), posted 4th sack of season … Had eight tackles including one for an eight yard loss
* vs. NE (10/22), had his fifth sack of the year in the second quarter, a new single-season high … recorded sacks in back-to-back games for the second time in season
* vs. SD (12/3), recovered a Philip Rivers fumble in the third quarter, setting up a Bills touchdown … first four career fumble recoveries have led to Bills points (3 TD, 1 FG)
* at Bal. (12/31), had eight tackles including one for a one yard loss … also had three quarterback pressures and a quarterback hit

2005:
* Started all 16 games for the Bills at defensive end and totaled 41 tackles (31 solo) and 2.5 sacks…also posted one interception for 17 yards
* Made numerous big plays in season debut vs. Hou. (9/11), posting a sack and forced fumble and three tackles
* Posted an interception vs. Atl. (9/25), gaining 17 yards on the return
* Posted one fumble recovery that led to a 45-yard FG by Rian Lindell vs. Car. (11/27)

2004:
* Assumed the full-time starting job at defensive end midway through the season…came into his own in his second season posting 30 tackles and earning nine starts…totaled 4.5 sacks and 15 quarterback hits and showed athleticism and versatility with an interception and two fumble recoveries
* Caused and recovered a fumble vs. NE (10/3)
* In his first career start, posted first sack of his career at NYJ (10/10); also picked up a tackle and four hits on the QB
* Notched his second sack of the season vs. NYJ (11/7) and had five tackles plus three hits on QB Chad Pennington, including one that caused Pennington to leave the game with a right shoulder strain in the 4th quarter
* Chipped in a tackle on a defense that held Seahawks to just 55 yards rushing at Sea. (11/28)
* Recovered a fumble and tallied a sack vs. Cle. (12/12)
* Collected first career INT at Cin. (12/19) and added a season-high seven tackles

2003:
* Appeared in all 16 games in a reserve role…participated in a total of 248 plays on defense and also contributed on special teams (one tackle)…made his NFL debut in season opener vs. NE (9/7) and finished with a tackle and a QB pressure
* Had 4 tackles (3 solos) in game 3 at Mia. (9/21)
* Had tackles in eight of 16 games including a season-high 5 in season finale at NE (12/27).

COLLEGE:

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…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…recorded 38 tackles (17 solos) with seven sacks, 13 stops for losses and 18 QB pressures…was an All-Big 12 Conference second-team selection by the Kansas City Star and recipient of the school’s Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Award…as a junior was a second-team All-America selection by Football News as well as a Consensus All-Big 12 Conference second-team 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. … Graduated in December of 2002 with a 3.6 GPA and a degree in finance.

PERSONAL:

Full name – Christopher Kelsay...last name pronounced “KELL-see”…attended Auburn (NE) High…was an all-state defensive lineman as a senior after recording 142 tackles (69 solos), 14 sacks, 3 fumbles caused and 2 fumble recoveries playing outside linebacker, rush end and the majority of his time at tackle…was an All-State linebacker in 1996 leading Auburn to the state semifinals (beaten by champion both years) and played tight end on offense…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 56-11 1/2… an avid fisherman who hosted a fishing show on FOX Sports with his brother Chad Kelsay. … Inducted into the NCAA scholar-athlete hall of fame in 2002 … married March 13, 2004; he and his wife Natalie have two daughters – Harper and Avery and are expecting their third child.

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