Nine days after the Canadian Football League handed down one of the stiffest suspensions in its history, it appears Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly is going to follow the league’s requirement that he undergo counselling.

Kelly, who hasn’t spoken to the media since his minimum nine-game suspension was handed down May 7 and hasn’t been seen with his team since appearing at Argos rookie camp on May 9, issued a carefully worded statement Thursday that signals the direction he plans to follow.

“I will take full advantage of this counselling opportunity to learn, grow and better myself,” Kelly said in the statement.

Kelly’s suspension followed an independent third-party investigation that was initiated by the league in February after a civil suit filed by a former Argos assistant strength and conditioning coach accused the quarterback of harassment and the team of wrongful dismissal.

The investigation corroborated three of six allegations made against Kelly in the lawsuit.

Kelly’s statement suggests he is willing to subject........

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