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Tennessee’s ‘legacy DBs’ hoping to make same impact as their dads

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – At some point this season, perhaps in the opener, Tennessee legacy players Todd Kelly Jr. and Nigel Warrior will line up side-by-side at free and strong safety.

Their dads, Todd Kelly Sr. and Dale Carter, played on the same defense at Tennessee 25 years ago.

Dale Carter
Dale Carter was one of the top cornerbacks in the nation when he played at Tennessee in the early 1990s, and he was taken 20th overall by Kansas City in the 1992 NFL draft. COURTESY TENNESSEE ATHLETICS

It’s not often that you see legacy players whose dads were not only teammates but first-round NFL draft picks.