About a year ago, I attended a press conference at Lamport Stadium, where it was announced that the star QB was signed to a three-year extension and I asked him, GM Pinball Clemons, about what it means to now be a player that fans and Torontonians can look up to.

Fast forward to today, Tuesday, May 7 and it was announced that Kelly was handed a minimum suspension of 9 games by the CFL.

#CFL announces it has suspended Argos QB Chad Kelly at least nine games for violating its gender-based violence policy. Announcement comes after league investigated a lawsuit filed by a former strength-and-conditioning coach against both the player and club.

— Dan Ralph (@danralphcp) May 7, 2024

Now this comes after Chad was accused of making inappropriate advances on a now former female strength and conditioning coach of the Toronto Argonauts. This stemmed from a wrongful termination lawsuit she filed against the team on February 21st. Where, none of the allegations against Kelly or the Argonauts have been tested in court.

The team and the league did released the following statement after the news of the suspension broke.

Here is a statement from the #Argos in response to the #CFL suspending Chad Kelly. pic.twitter.com/jNjztKqM4V

— David Morassutti (@d_morassutti) May 7, 2024

The CFL has announced the following statement regarding Chad Kelly. pic.twitter.com/Fv3h1D9sgY

— CFL Communications (@CFL_PR) May 7, 2024

We also got word that Chad’s agent Chris Lambiris made it clear that they will look into appealing the suspension.

“We were surprised by the CFL’s disciplinary decision and will be looking into the appeal process. We will continue to do more fact finding surrounding the decision before making a more in-depth statement” – Chad Kelly’s Agent Chris Lambiris @CFLonTSN

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) May 7, 2024

Now for the football side of things, The team I believe will promote second string quarterback Cameron Dukes to starter, who did well when thrusted in the starting role, something I got to ask Dukes about this past season.

Toronto QB Cameron Dukes Post Game. #CFL pic.twitter.com/DKqNbccAQS

— Griff Bordignon (@MrGriffB) October 7, 2023