Greg Kelley’s future looked promising. His dedication to football was paying off for the high school athlete and offers to play college ball rolled in. But his bright future darkened when he was wrongfully accused and convicted of child sexual assault in 2013. 

“It was always tough waking up and seeing those bars every morning,” Greg says. “It just felt like I kept waking up in a nightmare, and I'd go to sleep in a nightmare.”

Thankfully Greg was exonerated in 2019, and I'm so excited to share this episode with you. I first learned of Greg’s story by watching the 2020 Showtime docuseries “Outcry.” I highly recommended it if you want to know more about Greg's story. For this podcast, I wanted to find out exactly how Greg was able to stay so steadfast throughout this nightmarish ordeal and what his life is like now.

In this episode:

Greg Kelley, the football star [2:24]

The first accusation is made [3:34]

Greg is convicted [5:43]

Greg’s case is reopened approximately three years after his conviction [10:50]

Greg is officially exonerated [14:19]

Greg’s grit mentality [17:42]

Greg’s advice for people facing challenges [18:10]

More: 

This episode gets into some of the topics covered in “Outcry,” but certainly not as thoroughly as the five-hour docuseries does. I highly recommended streaming it on Showtime, if you want to know more about Greg's story.

Follow Greg on Instagram, @grkelley2 

You can also check out his axe-throwing business.