Jim Kelly Reveals He Recently Had Stroke, NFL Hall of Fame QB Says He Feels 'Really Good'

Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly suffered a stroke recently but feels "really good," the Buffalo Bills great told reporters Tuesday.

Kelly said the stroke occurred earlier this spring, and he spent a few days in the hospital.

"I had a little setback about a month and a half ago," Kelly said. "But right now, I feel good. Eyesight's not great. My hearing still sucks, but that's part of life."

The 66-year-old Kelly had surgery to remove squamous cell carcinoma of the upper jawbone in 2013 before undergoing chemotherapy the following year when cancer was found in his maxillary sinus. He then had surgeries in 2018 to remove oral cancer and reconstruct his upper jaw.

His scans following the stroke have come back clean, he said.

"Everything's good," Kelly said. "All good."

Kelly, who spent four years at Miami, spent two seasons in the USFL in 1984 and 1985 before joining the Buffalo Bills in 1986. With Kelly under center, Buffalo reached the Super Bowl in four consecutive seasons, with the 1993 appearance being the most recent for the Bills.

Kelly was named a Pro Bowler five times and finished his NFL career with 35,467 passing yards and 237 touchdowns, making him Buffalo's all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns.

The Bills retired Kelly's No. 12 jersey in 2001, and he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Kelly was in attendance at the Bills' ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new stadium on Tuesday, a building Kelly is looking forward to later this year.

"It's going to be special, not only for the players, but imagine the fans in there, how crazy and wild and loud they're going to get," Kelly said. "And that's what I'm looking forward to. I want to see how loud this stadium can get. And from what I've been told, it's going to be unbelievable, but I don't expect anything less."