The resilient quarterback emerged at a stadium ceremony to share positive recovery news following a recent health scare, while confirming his long-running battle with cancer remains in remission.
The Buffalo Bills held their ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Highmark Stadium, and many team legends were in attendance for the event. One such player was Buffalo's Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who was at the stadium just a month after yet another major health setback.
The 66-year-old revealed on Tuesday that he recently suffered a minor stroke about a month and a half ago.
Kelly says that he's fine and feels great coming out of the scare. He also added that all of his recent cancer screens have come back clean.
Since retiring from the Bills in 1996, Kelly has faced multiple health struggles, especially over the last decade-plus.
In 2013, Kelly was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his upper jaw. After surgery to remove the cancer, he was deemed to be cancer-free. Unfortunately, less than a year later, Kelly's cancer returned.
He would undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatment, announcing he was, once again, cancer free in August 201`4.
Four years later, in March 2018, the cancer had returned. Kelly would have another surgery to remove the cancer and reconstruct his jaw. On January 18, 2019, it was announced that he was cancer-free.
In addition to his cancer diagnosis, Kelly contracted MRSA in 2014 in his bones.
Kelly spent 11 seasons in the NFL, all with the Bills. Over that time, he threw for 35,467 yards and 237 touchdowns. He also guided Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, a feat that has yet to be matched by any other team.
Everyone at Roundtable Sports sends nothing but the best to Kelly and hopes for his continued recovery and good health.
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