Kelcy Quarles
Age: 32
Kelcy Quarles (born January 23, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football league (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Quarles has also been a member of the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns.
College career
As a junior in 2013, Quarles was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) and second-team All-American selection. and was an All-American by Sporting News.
Professional career
On May 10, 2014, Quarles signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2014, the New England Patriots claimed Quarles off waivers from the Giants.
On September 16, 2014, the Indianapolis Colts signed Quarles from the New England Patriots practice squad. In his first NFL game he recorded a sack. He was waived on November 24, 2014, and re-signed to the practice squad on November 25. On September 5, 2015, Quarles was waived by the Colts.
The New England Patriots signed Quarles back to their practice squad on December 2, 2015. They released him on December 15, 2015.
On December 18, 2015, the Indianapolis Colts announced they had signed Quarles to their practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on December 21.
Personal life
Quarles is the nephew of Patriots Hall of Fame tight end Ben Coates.