Event Description: Bandits Sign Kelley
The Tampa Bay Bandits have signed veteran quarterback Mike Kelley and waived counterpart Nathaniel Koonce.
Kelley, 29, spent last season with the Memphis Showboats before moving on to the San Diego Chargers during the NFL strike games. Kelley started his career with the Bandits back in 1983 after geing drafted out of Geogia Tech.
Last season, Kelley passed for 987 yards with eight touchdowns and four picks while a backup to Walter Lewis. Kelley now joins Ben Bennett and Jimmy Jordan on the Bandits' roster.
After the season, he joined the Chargers where he passed for 305 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Kelley started one of the NFL strike games before being supplanted by Rick Neuheisel.
A sixth-round draft choice of the Atlanta Falcons in 1982, he has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, along with his USFL stints which include stops in Tampa, Memphis and Oakland.
Koonce who has been with the Bandits on and off since he was drafted by the Bandits out of Florida A&M in 1983 has said that he will most likely retire after his most recent demotion.
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