Early Tuesday morning in Englewood, Colorado just a short drive away from Mile High Stadium, a man defended his home and protected his family from a trespasser by taking up his aluminum vacuum tube and assailing the invasive stranger.
Just after midnight on Monday the intruder, looking fresh out of the Denver Rodeo, was incoherently mumbling to himself as he sat on the couch of the family’s home. Unbeknownst to the family, the inebriated cowboy also happened to be the Denver Broncos backup quarterback, Chad “Swag” Kelly.
Kelly fled the scene, unable to withstand the onslaught of beatings by the vacuum, but was later found by the police and his identity was confirmed by the homeowners. Mr. Swag was booked and posted a $2,500 bond following criminal trespassing charges.
Kelly’s fracas occurred after he left the team’s annual Halloween party, hosted by linebacker and team captain Von Miller. The party had a Western theme, contrary to TMZ’s thorough reporting that the theme was simply, “cocaine,” after Brandon Marshall and Emmanuel Sanders donned costumes featuring a risqué use of all-purpose flour.
Alas, Swag’s behavior was too wild, even for the wild west, and was released early Wednesday morning. John Elway reflected on the release as “the right thing to do”, but that the team is “supporting of [Kelly] in every possible way.
The Broncos took a risk on Kelly, who has had numerous instances involving bar fights, brawls and on-the-field incidents prior to his 2017 draft to Denver. One conflict at a nightclub in Buffalo resulted in Kelly exclaiming that he would “go to [his] car and get [his] AK-47 and spray this place.”
While the release seems to be the most rational solution to a player with a chronic lack of self-discipline, many fans in the Mile High City probably wish that the team’s offensive leaders trespassed into the end zone more often. To the chagrin of many, Swag’s departure cement’s Case Keenum as QB1 indefinitely.
Since Manning’s departure, the Broncos seem to always be struggling with a quarterback problem, and while the Broncos won’t be getting their Swag back anytime soon, the loss of Kelly dims the optimism of the franchise’s future offensive leadership.
