The Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday waived quarterback Chad Kelly, who just completed a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Kelly could be signed to the team’s practice squad once be clears waivers on Thursday.
Indianapolis has just two quarterbacks on the active roster in Jacoby Brissett and Bobby Hoyer. The team has none on the practice squad.
Kelly, the nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, was 54-for-73 passing for 583 yards and two touchdowns during the preseason, with two interceptions.
Kelly was signed by the Colts as a free agent in May. He spent part of the previous two seasons with the Denver Broncos after being a seventh-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Kelly was suspended by the NFL due to an arrest for criminal trespassing last October while with the Broncos. The team released him the next day.
He later entered a guilty plea to a second-degree misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and 50 hours of community service.
Hoyer joined the Colts after Andrew Luck’s surprise retirement announcement last month.