Kelly to get cut in Washington?

Ryan O’Halloran of Comcast Sportsnet in Washington speculated recently that the Washington Redskins could be moving on from WR Malcolm Kelly this season. Kelly was a second-round pick in 2008, but hasn’t shown much of anything at the pro level.

We could see this happening for a few of reasons. First of all, he doesn’t have much in the way of speed. Whether that’s because of his knee issues or because he just isn’t that fast doesn’t matter. The bottom line is he really doesn’t separate very well.

Secondly, when you aren’t contributing on offense, you have to do something on special teams. Kelly doesn’t. At what point are you just wasting a roster spot?

And now you have a new regime in Washington. The fact that they spent a second rounder on him a couple years ago really means nothing to the new guys in town. He was never their guy, so they don’t have much invested in him.

Still, we guess that Kelly does have a chance to stick around. It’s not like the Redskins have the Smurfs anymore. That team is very thin at WR and that is to Kelly’s advantage.

Still, in two years the 23-year old has caught 28 passes for 365 yards and no TD’s.