Article: Redskins Rookie's Mission; Kelly Travels to Liberia To Help Global Charity

For three days in July, Malcolm Kelly visited a place where few cared whether he becomes a star in the NFL. During that time, he walked without the expectations of a second-round draft choice of the Washington Redskins, for whom the 6-foot-4, 219-pound wide receiver is a promising prospect.

Kelly went back to the continent of his ancestors, lending a hand and a smile to people in Liberia, where 80 percent of the 3.3 million residents live below the poverty line and could not even fathom Kelly's $3.36 million rookie contract.

Kelly traveled to Monrovia, the capital, July 5-10 to raise awareness for Mercy Ships, a global charity that operates floating hospitals in developing countries. Two ...

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