Kareem Kelly Kareem Kelly ( born April 1 , 1981 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft . World junior record holder over indoor 50 meters 5 . 67 sec . He played college football at USC . He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League , Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League , the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears of the National Football League , and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League . Early years . Football . He played football at the high school level at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach , California . He was a 1998 Super Prep All - American , Prep Star Dream Team Top 100 , ESPN Top 100 , The Sporting News 101 Prime Prospects , Rivalnet Top 100 , USA Today All - USA honorable mention , Super Prep All - Farwest , Prep Star All - Western , Long Beach Press - Telegram Best in the West first team ( unanimous selection ) , Orange County Register Fab 15 first team , Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 , Las Vegas Sun Super 11 first team , Cal - Hi Sports All - State second team , All - CIF Southern Section first team , All - CIF Division I first team , Los Angeles Times All - South Coast / Southeast and Long Beach Press - Telegram Dream Team first team as a senior at Long Beach ( Calif . ) Poly High . In 1998 , he had 50 receptions for 1 , 096 yards ( 21 . 9 avg . ) and 17 TDs . He had one game with 8 catches for 181 yards and 3 TDs . Long Beach Poly was a CIF Division I finalist . As a 1997 junior , he made All - CIF Southern Section second team , All - CIF Division I first team , Long Beach Press - Telegram second team and All - League while catching 43 passes for 560 yards ( 13 . 0 avg . ) and 9 TDs . Long Beach Poly was the CIF Division I champion . In his 3 - year career , his team went 36 - 5 . Former Trojans DeShaun Hill , Mike Pollard , Darrell Rideaux , Hershel Dennis and Winston Justice also prepped at Long Beach Poly . Track . He also starred on the schools track team , which won the 1997 and 1998 state titles . As a junior , he was the 1998 state 200 - meter champion in a meet - record 20 . 76 and a member of the state winning 400 - meter relay squad . As a senior at the 1999 Arcadia Invitational , he was first in the 200 meters ( 21 . 27 ) . At the 1999 CIF Division I meet , he was second in the 100 ( 10 . 54 ) and 200 ( 21 . 04 ) , and ran on the winning 400 meter relay quartet . At the 1999 CIF Masters meet , he won the 100 ( 10 . 30 , tied for 12th in the world on the under - 20 windy list in 1999 ) and 200 ( 20 . 61 , fourth fastest under - 20 windy mark in the world in 1999 ) and ran a leg on Poly ' s state record setting victorious 400 meter relay team ( 40 . 14 ) . He was the 1999 state champion in the 100 ( 10 . 47 ) and 200 ( 20 . 76 ) , and ran a leg on the state meet record setting 400 meter relay squad ( 40 . 33 ) . His best times are 10 . 28 in the 100 meters ( the top time in the state in 1998 ) and 20 . 53 in the 200 . College career . Football . Kelly played college football and ran track at the University of Southern California and is # 3 on the Trojans all - time receiving list with 204 catches ; during his tenure at USC he set the school - record for consecutive games with a catch ( 48 ) , which has since been broken . Freshman ( 1999 ) . In 1999 , Kelly had the best season that any Pac - 10 freshman wide receiver ever had . As the often - used backup to Windrell Hayes ( he even started the Oregon State and Arizona games when Hayes was injured ) , he appeared in all 12 games in 1999 and caught 54 passes ( second on USC ) for a team - best 902 yards ( team - high 16 . 7 avg . ) with 4 TDs . He set Pac - 10 and USC freshman records for most catches ( 54 , 11th on USC ' s single season chart ) and receiving yards ( 902 , the most by a Trojan since Keyshawn Johnson had 1 , 434 in 1995 ) . He was third in the Pac - 10 in receiving yards ( 75 . 2 ) . He was the only Trojan with a catch in every game in 1999 . He had 4 outings with 100 receiving yards ( 104 at University of Hawaii , 100 at Arizona , 129 against Stanford and 170 at Cal ) . He was named the 1999 Pac - 10 Freshman of the Year and to the 1999 The Sporting News Freshman All - American second team . He also returned 5 punts for 14 yards ( 2 . 8 avg . ) and ran 2 reverses for 17 yards ( 8 . 5 avg . ) . He began his USC career catching 5 passes for a game - best 104 yards at Hawaii . Against San Diego State , he had 6 catches for 98 yards ( both game highs ) , including a 13 - yard TD in the fourth quarter ( the game ' s decisive points ) as he outleaped an Aztec defender ( who ripped off his helmet on the tackle ) . He had 5 catches for 87 yards at University of Oregon , 3 receptions for 56 yards against Oregon State , and then 6 catches for 100 yards at Arizona . At Notre Dame , he hauled in a 58 - yard pass to set up a score . He caught 8 passes for 129 yards ( both game bests ) against Stanford , then had 9 catches for 170 yards ( both career and game bests ) with a 72 - yard TD ( a USC 1999 long reception ) at Cal . He had 6 catches for 51 yards against Arizona State , added a 10 - yard reception at Washington State , had 3 grabs for 32 yards ( with a 22 - yard touchdown ) against UCLA and 1 for 7 yards versus Louisiana Tech . Sophomore ( 2000 ) . Kelly started at wide receiver as a sophomore in 2000 . He started 8 times ( Penn State , Colorado , San Jose State , Oregon State , Stanford , Arizona State , UCLA and Notre Dame ) at split end and once ( California ) at flanker . He missed the Arizona game after spraining his ankle and straining his quadriceps at Oregon State . He was the much - used backup in the other 2 games ( Oregon and Washington State ) . Overall in 2000 while appearing in 11 games , he led USC in receptions ( 55 ) and yardage ( 796 yards ) for a 14 . 5 average with 4 TDs . He also carried the ball 5 times on reverses for 8 yards ( 1 . 6 avg . ) and returned 6 punts for 22 yards ( 3 . 7 avg . ) . His 55 catches in 2000 is tied for 10th on USC ' s season list and is the most ever by a USC sophomore . By the end of 2000 , he had 109 career receptions for 1 , 698 yards , with both marks being the most by a Trojan at the end of his sophomore season . Kelly had 2 catches for 15 yards against Penn State , then a career - best 10 catches for 145 yards ( both game highs ) against Colorado . Against San Jose State , he had a game - high 7 catches for 106 yards ( including a 61 - yard TD ) . He had 1 for 11 yards at Oregon State before suffering a strained right quad which sidelined him for the Arizona contest . He returned for the Oregon game and had 3 catches for 45 yards . He had a team - best 4 catches for 51 yards at Stanford , then a game - high 5 catches for 42 yards against California ( he also had 2 carries for 8 yards ) and 6 receptions for a game - high 85 yards at Arizona State . He had a game - high 7 catches for 114 yards ( with a 34 - yard TD ) against Washington State , then a game - high 6 catches for 91 yards ( with a 39 - yard TD ) at UCLA and 4 catches for a game - best 91 yards ( with a 59 - yard TD ) against Notre Dame . Junior ( 2001 ) . Kelly started for his third season at wide receiver ( split end ) as a junior in 2001 . Overall in 2001 while appearing in all 12 games ( he did not start against Arizona State and Arizona , but did play ) , he had a team - best 49 receptions for 801 yards ( 16 . 3 avg . ) with 3 TDs , plus ran for 38 yards on 6 reverses ( 6 . 3 avg . ) and returned 8 punts for 51 yards ( 6 . 4 avg . ) . He had a pair of 100 - yard receiving games in 2001 ( 165 yards at Oregon and 127 yards versus Arizona State ) . He was on the " Watch List " for the 2001 Biletnikoff Award , given to the nation ' s top receiver . He had 3 catches for 18 yards in the San Jose State opener and returned a punt 10 yards , then added 7 grabs for 75 yards ( both game bests ) against Kansas State . He had 4 catches for a game - high 165 yards at Oregon , including a 93 - yard TD ( the longest catch of his career ) . He had a game - high 6 receptions for 46 yards against Stanford . At Washington , he caught 3 passes for 93 yards , including a 58 - yard TD . He added 5 receptions for 127 yards ( both game highs ) versus Arizona State , 2 catches for 16 yards at Notre Dame , 5 grabs for 64 yards ( both team bests ) at Arizona and 5 catches for 73 yards ( both team highs ) against Oregon State . At California , he caught a team - best 4 passes for a game - high 88 yards , including a 5 - yard TD , and also ran 2 reverses for 23 yards . He caught 2 passes for 3 yards against UCLA and ran 2 reverses for 6 yards . He added a team - high 3 receptions for 33 yards ( with a 22 - yarder ) against Utah . Senior ( 2002 ) . Kelly started for his fourth year at wide receiver as a senior in 2002 . He also returned punts . He made 2002 All - Pac - 10 honorable mention . Overall in 2002 while appearing in all 13 games , he had 46 receptions for 605 yards ( 13 . 2 avg . ) with 4 TDs , plus he had a 1 - yard run on a reverse and returned 11 punts for 76 yards ( 6 . 9 avg . ) . He did not start 2 mid - season games ( Washington and Oregon ) , but he did play in those contests . He missed part of 2002 spring practice with a hamstring strain . He also has sprinted for the USC track team . He caught a game - best 6 passes for 66 yards with a TD against Auburn and also returned 2 punts for 0 yards . He had 4 catches for 36 yards at Colorado and returned 4 punts for 31 yards . At Kansas State , he caught 3 passes for 42 yards and returned a punt 19 yards . He had a 6 - yard catch against Oregon State . He had a game - best 8 catches for 66 yards at Washington State . He caught 3 passes for 19 yards against California , including a 6 - yard TD . He caught a 16 - yard pass against Washington . At Oregon , he had 6 receptions for 94 yards , with a 31 - yard TD . He had 3 receptions for 69 yards ( including a 50 - yarder ) at Stanford . He had an 11 - yard catch versus Arizona State . At UCLA , he had 4 catches for a game - high 94 yards and leaped high for a 34 - yard TD catch on the game ' s first play . He had 3 catches for 12 yards against Notre Dame to get a share of the USC career reception record and the Pac - 10 and NCAA records for consecutive games with a reception ( he also returned 2 punts for 11 yards ) . Against Iowa in the Orange Bowl , he had 3 catches for 74 yards ( including a 65 - yarder on USC ' s first play to set up a TD ) to set an NCAA record for consecutive games with a catch ( 47 ) en route to becoming Troy ' s career reception leader ( 204 ) . He was invited to play in the 2003 East - West Shrine Game . Career . Kelly owns USC ' s career pass catching record ( 204 receptions , which was broken the next year by Keary Colbert ) . He is second on the USC list for receiving yards ( 3 , 104 ) , behind Johnnie Morton ' s 3 , 201 . He had a catch in all 48 games he played as a Trojan , tying the Pac - 10 record with Keenan Howry of Oregon , which has since been broken by Michael Larkin of Miami University . Track . Kelly also sprinted for the USC track team . Sophomore ( 2000 ) . In the spring of 2000 , he competed in February and March before having to sit out because of eligibility reasons . In his Trojan sprinting debut , he clocked a world junior record and American collegiate record 5 . 67 to place second in the 50 - meter dash in the Los Angeles Indoor Invitational ( it was tied for the ninth fastest time in the world in 2000 ) . He then won a heat in the 100 meters at the Trojan Invitational in 10 . 33 and was fifth in the 100 meters at the ASU USTCA Invitational in 10 . 57 . He also anchored the victorious 400 - meter relay teams at the Trojan Invitational ( clocking a 40 . 08 ) and USC ' s Centennial Invitational ( 39 . 18 ) . He qualified for the World Junior Championships in the 100 and 200 . Junior ( 2001 ) . In the spring of 2001 , he competed in a pair of March meets before spring football practice began . He won his heat in the 100 meters ( 10 . 53 ) at the Trojan Invitational . He also anchored USC ' s victorious 400 - meter relay squads at the Trojan Invitational ( 40 . 29 ) and the USC - LSU Dual Meet ( 39 . 39 ) . He did not return to the track squad after spring football drills because of a slight hamstring strain . Senior ( 2002 ) . In the spring of 2002 , his only track appearance came as the anchor leg on USC ' s sprint relay team at the NCAA meet which finished fifth in 39 . 27 ( the squad also was third in its heat in 39 . 28 ) . Professional career . He was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints . Kelly played in all four preseason games , but was released prior to the start of the regular season . He has been on the practice squad for the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears . He signed a two - year contract with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League on November 2 , 2005 . While with the Avengers he was one of three former Trojan teammates on the roster : fullback / linebacker Lonnie Ford and offensive / defensive lineman Bernard Riley . He signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in May 2006 , but was cut . He later retired from football but returned to sign a contract with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League in 2010 . He was released in July 2010 . Kareem recently opened his first full - service laundromat , International Wash , in Compton , California . He plans to expand the chain and open two more locations in Watts and Long Beach in the summer of 2013 .