Kelly Gregg

{{Short description|American football player and radio host (born 1976)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Kelly Gregg

| image = Kelly Gregg.JPG

| caption = Gregg with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2011

| number = 94, 73, 97, 77

| position = Nose tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|01}}

| birth_place = Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 320

| college = University of Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1999

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 173

| pastteams = {{cite web |title=Kelly Gregg |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/g/greg00550.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=13 November 2024}}

Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
→Rhein Fire ({{NFLE Year|2001}})
Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2011}})

| highlights =

Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
First-team All-Big 12 (1998)
Second-team All-Big 12 (1997)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 551

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 20.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = GregKe20

}}

Kelly Michael Gregg (born November 1, 1976) is an American radio personality and a former professional football nose tackle. He currently contributes to various radio programs in Oklahoma City on 107.7 "The Franchise". He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Gregg was a member of the Baltimore Ravens practice squad during the team's Super Bowl XXXV-winning season. He played with the Ravens through the 2010 season. He spent time in his early career with the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles, and was a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2011. His nickname "Buddy Lee" was coined by Tony Siragusa when they first met on the day Gregg signed with the Ravens in September 2000.[https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/the-byrne-identity-siragusa-would-rip-stover-7746034 Byrne, Kevin. "The Byrne Identity: Siragusa Would Rip Stover," Baltimore Ravens, Friday, November 18, 2011.] Retrieved November 11, 2021

Early life

Gregg attended Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma and was a standout in football and wrestling. In wrestling, he was a three-time state champion, 1993-1994-1995 in the Heavyweight division.{{cite web |url=http://www.stillwaterwrestling.com/StateChamps/3time.asp |title=Oklahoma High School Wrestling State Champions |access-date=2007-01-24 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620022405/http://stillwaterwrestling.com/StateChamps/3time.asp |archive-date=2006-06-20 }} He was named wrestler of the year by the Daily Oklahoman in 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsok.com/article/keyword/469166/ |title=User Registration |access-date=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092207/http://www.newsok.com/article/keyword/469166/ |archive-date=2007-09-29 }}

In football, he was a two-time All-State selection and was named the city's Defensive Player of the Year by the Daily Oklahoman as a senior in 1994.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsok.com/article/keyword/2985904/ |title=NewsOK: Big All-City past winners |access-date=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092030/http://www.newsok.com/article/keyword/2985904/ |archive-date=2007-09-29 }}

College career

Gregg chose to play college football at Oklahoma. Named All-Big 12 first-team as a Junior (1997) and Senior (1998), despite playing for teams with losing records in both seasons. Recorded 117 tackles during his senior season at Oklahoma in 1998, including a Big 12-leading and still-standing Sooner record of 24 tackles for loss. His 53 career tackles for loss still rank second all-time at Oklahoma. He also tallied nine sacks in 1998, which still ranks as the 5th best season by a Sooner. His 19 career sacks are seventh all-time for the sooners. He led the Sooners in tackles his final two seasons with 117 (1998) and 98 (1997), becoming the first defensive lineman to do so in 30 years. He majored in sociology.

=Statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"\| Season ! colspan="3"\| Tackles ! colspan="2"\| Sacks ! colspan="2"\| Tackles for loss
UT ! AT ! TT ! Sack ! YdsL ! TFL ! Yds
1995 \|17 \|7 \|24 \|3 \|11 \|3 \|22
1996 \|53 \|27 \|80 \|2 \|2 \|17 \|22
1997 \|70 \|28 \|98 \|5 \|24 \|10 \|21
1998 \|73 \|44 \|117 \|9 \|51 \|23 \|74
Career !213 !106 !319 !19 !88 !53 !160

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

rowspan="2"| Season

! colspan="3"| Tackles

! colspan="2"| Sacks

! colspan="2"| Tackles for loss

! AT

! TT

! Sack

! YdsL

! TFL

! Yds

1995

|17

|24

|11

|22

1996

|53

|27

|80

|17

|22

1997

|70

|28

|98

|24

|10

|21

1998

|73

|44

|117

|51

|23

|74

Career

!213

!106

!319

!19

!88

!53

!160

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 3/8

| weight = 302

| dash = 5.34

| ten split = 1.83

| twenty split = 3.03

| shuttle = 4.45

| cone drill = 7.72

| vertical = 24.0

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 0

| bench = 26

| arm span = 30

| hand span = 9 1/8

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=715&DraftYear=1999 |title=1999 Draft Scout Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=July 10, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=4953 |title=Kelly Gregg, Combine Results, DT - Oklahoma |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=July 10, 2022}}

}}

=Cincinnati Bengals=

Gregg was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round (173rd overall) of the 1999 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was waived by the team on September 6 then re-signed to the practice squad on September 8.

=Philadelphia Eagles=

On December 12, 1999, Gregg was signed to the active roster of the Philadelphia Eagles. He was waived on September 12, 2000.

=Baltimore Ravens=

Gregg was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens on September 13, 2000. He earned a Super Bowl ring when the Ravens, having an NFL record-setting defense, beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. The following offseason, Gregg recorded six sacks in NFL Europe as a member of the Rhein Fire.

He contributed more as an active member of the roster in 2001, and the following year, after the loss of many veteran members of the 2000 Super Bowl winning defense, including nose tackle Tony Siragusa, Gregg became the full-time starting nose-tackle for the Ravens in 2002. He maintained that starting role through the 2010 season. His first full year as a starter, he collected 56 tackles and two sacks. By the following season, he was already considered one of the toughest nose tackles in the league, especially against the run. 2003 was a standout season for him, as he produced 80 tackles and 2 sacks.

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Over the following years, he helped maintain the Baltimore Ravens' reputation as a team with a top notch defense. He was a key part of several multi-game stretches of time where the Ravens defense did not allow a 100-yard rusher in a single game. Perhaps the best stretch of his career, was in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he was a big part of the Ravens #1 ranked defense, and had a career-high 3.5 sacks. In 2007, he also notched a career-high 83 tackles, as well as 3 sacks.

Gregg was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 8, 2008, after he underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee. The team signed defensive tackle Brandon McKinney to replace him on the roster. Gregg returned in 2009 and put in a strong year with 63 tackles (46 solo) and 3 sacks. In the 2010 season, he remained the starter, but split playing time with rookie Terrence Cody. He still recorded 34 tackles.

Gregg was released on July 28, 2011, due to salary cap constraints.{{cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=Release Tracker|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/release-tracker/|work=Pro Football Talk|date=28 July 2011|access-date=29 July 2011}} While never voted to a Pro Bowl in his ten years as a Baltimore Raven, he was often considered one of the most effective nose tackles—and one of the most underrated players—in the league.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100901114624/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-08-26/sports/bs-sp-preston-ravens-0827-20100826_1_greg-mattison-ravens-kelly-gregg The Baltimore Sun] {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} In 10 years as a Raven, he notched over 500 tackles, and 19.5 sacks, and 27 post-season tackles.

=Kansas City Chiefs=

Gregg was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 30, 2011.{{cite web|last=Fortenbaugh|first=Joe|title=Source: Chiefs bag Kelly Gregg|url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Chiefs-bag-Kelly-Gregg.html|work=National Football Post|access-date=30 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402003828/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Chiefs-bag-Kelly-Gregg.html|archive-date=2 April 2012}} In the 2011 season, Gregg finished with 39 tackles and 1 sack.

=Career statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Team ! rowspan="2"\| Games ! colspan="5"\| Tackles ! colspan="2"\| Misc.
Solo ! Ast ! Total ! Sack ! YdsL ! FFum ! PD
1999	PHI \| 3 \|\| 2 \|\| 0 \|\| 2 \|\| 0.0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|0
2000	BAL \|0 \| colspan="7" \| Did not play
2001	BAL \|8 \|7 \|3 \|10 \|1.0 \|7 \|0 \|1
2002	BAL \|16 \|45 \|11 \|56 \|2.0 \|14 \|0 \|0
2003	BAL \|16 \|63 \|17 \|80 \|3.0 \|15 \|0 \|0
2004	BAL \|14 \|44 \|17 \|61 \|1.5 \|6 \|1 \|1
2005	BAL \|16 \|36 \|25 \|61 \|2.5 \|15 \|0 \|2
2006	BAL \|16 \|41 \|21 \|62 \|3.5 \|23 \|1 \|2
2007	BAL \|16 \|56 \|27 \|83 \|3.0 \|15 \|0 \|3
2008	BAL \|0 \| colspan="7" \| Did not play
2009	BAL \|16 \|46 \|17 \|63 \|3.0 \|0 \|0 \|0
2010	BAL \|16 \|12 \|15 \|34 \|0.0 \|15 \|0 \|0
2011	KC \|16 \|24 \|15 \|39 \|1.0 \|0 \|0 \|1
colspan="2"\|Career !127 !352 !153 !512 !19.5 !98 !2 !9

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! rowspan="2"| Games

! colspan="5"| Tackles

! colspan="2"| Misc.

Solo

! Ast

! Total

! Sack

! YdsL

! FFum