Kelly Campbell

Infobox NFLactive
name=Kelly Campbell


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currentteam=Edmonton Eskimos
currentnumber=71
currentpositionplain=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|7|23
birthplace=Atlanta, Georgia
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=170
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Minnesota Vikings
college=Georgia Tech
undraftedyear=2002
pastteams=
* Minnesota Vikings (2002-2005)
* Miami Dolphins (2006-2007)*
* Edmonton Eskimos (2008-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
cflstatus=Import
highlights=
* 3x All-ACC (1999-2001)
nfl=CAM474625

Kelly Campbell (born July 23, 1980 in city-state|Atlanta|Georgia) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

Campbell has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Campbell was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in April 2002. He made the team out of training camp, and went on to appear in six games including two starts for the Vikings during his rookie season despite spending some time on the practice squad. He accumulated 13 catches for 176 yards and three touchdowns on the year.

Campbell started six of the 15 games in which he appeared in 2003. He went on to have the best season of his career, catching 25 catches for 522 yards and four touchdowns. He also carried the ball 10 times for 71 yards and returned five kickoffs for 101 yards. In 2004, Campbell appeared in all 16 games of the regular season for the first time in his career. He started three games and on the year caught 19 catches for 364 yards and a score. He also returned 35 kickoffs for 760 yards.

Miami Dolphins

After spending 2005 out of the NFL, Campbell worked out for the Miami Dolphins in January 2006. He was signed by the team in March and given a chance to earn the team's No. 3 receiver job behind starters Chris Chambers and Marty Booker. However, a quadriceps injury hurt his chances to impress the coaching staff, and after an injury settlement with the team was reached Campbell was released.

Despite a new head coach in Miami, Campbell was re-signed by the team on March 8, 2007. However, he was let go on July 6, before training camp opened.

Edmonton Eskimos

On June 2, 2008 he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.

External links

* [http://www.esks.com/Team/PlayerRoster/tabid/151/Default.aspx Edmonton Eskimos bio]
* [http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/campbell_kelly00.html Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]