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Former Philadelphia Eagles caput coach Chip Kelly was 'uncomfortable' pinch achromatic players, according to LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson.
Jackson and McCoy some played nether Kelly for his first twelvemonth successful Philadelphia, earlier Jackson was trim aft nan 2013 campaign. McCoy was traded to nan Bills successful early 2015.
Kelly only lasted 3 seasons astatine nan Eagles' helm, his first occupation successful nan NFL, earlier a last twelvemonth successful master football, going 2-14 pinch nan 49ers earlier becoming an ESPN expert for 1 twelvemonth earlier getting backmost into assemblage coaching.
Kelly was an accomplished assemblage coordinator and caput coach, astir notably astatine Oregon, earlier going to nan NFL. After a stint arsenic UCLA's caput coach, Kelly is presently nan violative coordinator astatine Ohio State.
McCoy and Jackson besides said he 'singlehandedly dismantled' what could person been a awesome squad successful Philadelphia owed to his coaching philosophies.
Kelly coached nan Eagles for 3 seasons earlier 1 twelvemonth starring nan 49ers successful nan NFL
'I ne'er had a coach that was uncomfortable erstwhile dealing pinch achromatic players because, lets conscionable not hide it, astir of nan players are black. The NFL is dominated by achromatic players,' McCoy said pinch Jackson agreeing connected their '25/10 Show'.
'And there's a batch of achromatic coaches,' McCoy continued astir Kelly. 'And it was weird because you were uncomfortable.'
Jackson and McCoy spent nan full 54-minute section detailing their problems pinch Kelly's clip arsenic nan Eagles' caput coach, bringing up galore examples of his alleged bad decisions.
One illustration was really Kelly allegedly did not want players listening to euphony successful nan locker room aliases driving to games themselves alternatively of a squad bus.
Kelly besides allegedly would not knock achromatic players directly, letting 1 of his adjunct coaches grip those duties.
Jackson was trim by nan Eagles successful 2013 aft 1 play pinch Chip Kelly starring nan team
McCoy was traded to nan Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso during nan 2014 offseason
McCoy besides elaborate really Kelly supposedly wanted cornerback Roc Carmichael to trim his hairsbreadth to look much 'presentable'.
McCoy besides claimed erstwhile squad backmost Michael Vick said he cried much while playing nether Kelly than he did during his 21 months successful prison.
Kelly besides favored Oregon alumni complete different players who did not play for nan Ducks, specified arsenic erstwhile McCoy was traded for Kiko Alonso, who played nether Kelly successful Eugene for 4 years.
Both Jackson and McCoy besides took rumor pinch really Kelly allegedly handled erstwhile teammate Riley Cooper saying nan n-word successful public, wherever he decided to put nan wide receiver connected time off and not reside his teammates for weeks aft nan incident.
McCoy insisted he knew Cooper was not a racist but was initially denied nan chance to hash retired nan rumor pinch his teammate.
