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A person familiar with the league's decision told The Associated Press that Kelly is barred from participating in the event because of charges stemming from a fight outside a Buffalo nightclub and for being dismissed by Clemson. Both incidents happened in 2014. The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity on Thursday because the NFL has not revealed the reason Kelly was not included on the list of participants released by the league a day earlier. The decision to exclude Kelly is based on a memo the league issued to teams on Jan. 18 outlining reasons draft-eligible prospects will not be permitted to participate in the weeklong combine in Indianapolis that opens Feb. 28. The memo says prospects will be excluded if background checks reveal past convictions for violent or sexual offenses, or if they were dismissed by their school or the NCAA. In April 2014, Kelly was kicked out of Clemson following a sideline argument with coaches. In January 2015, Kelly pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct as part of an agreement stemming from a fight with two nightclub bouncers.

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Posted by Triple Daves

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Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:04 pm to Rhino5

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The memo says prospects will be excluded if background checks reveal past convictions for violent or sexual offenses, or if they were dismissed by their school or the NCAA.

Feel like that is geared towards a kid that is kicked out and then goes straight to the draft. Kelly fricked up, transferred to EMCC, then did enough to transfer to Ole Miss and had been a pretty decent kid by all accounts since then.

This sounds like punishing the kid for something he's already taken the heat for and come out on the other side of.

This post was edited on 2/17/17 at 12:04 pm

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