Former Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly has found himself in the news cycle quite a bit over the last six months.
The most notable occurrence came when Kelly made that somewhat surprising jump from head coach of the UCLA Bruins to take over as the new offensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a move that is rarely seen at the Power 5 level in college football. This past week, though, Kelly once again saw his name in circulation after a pair of his former players — Philadelphia Eagles greats DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy — discussed him on their new podcast “The 25/10 Show” in an episode titled “The Truth about Chip Kelly.”
Long story short, the pair of Eagles aren’t big fans of their former coach.
The two discussed the frustrations of Kelly’s coaching style and roster management, but the most damning remarks came with the insinuation that Kelly had a problem with dealing with black athletes and often treated them differently. Jackson proclaimed that Kelly often displayed discomfort when dealing with black players on the team, and showed favoritism to the white athletes.
This is not something that Kenjon Barner or Jonathan Stewart — two players who spent time with Chip Kelly with the Oregon Ducks — could agree with. This week on “The Sco-ing Long Podcast” both former Ducks talked about their experience with Kelly, and their views on his coaching style.
“I’ve never, for me, felt like Chip Kelly did not like black people, or had a problem with black athletes,” said Barner, who also played for Kelly with the Eagles. “The narrative of him not liking black folks, I don’t buy into that. I don’t know that to be true, and I would never be in agreement with that being said because I know what that man was for me.”
While anyone who has spent time around Kelly will tell you that he…
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Author : Ducks Wire
Publish date : 2024-05-15 14:29:11
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