Eagles Players Not Told Coach Was Fired
Team tweeted out Chip Kelly’s dismissal.
Howard Smith/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly did not tell their players that Head Coach Chip Kelly was fired before announcing the news to the public, local media reported Tuesday. NJ Advance Media reported players heard the news through reporters, other teammates, and via Twitter, after the team tweeted a link to a story Tuesday night. “Damn, for real?” one player reportedly said when he was told. Kelly won 26 games and lost 21 in his three seasons in Philadelphia.
#Eagles did not tell the players that Chip has been fired.
One just found out when I reached out to him for comment.
"Damn. For real?"
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 30, 2015Letter from Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie: https://t.co/8XfWz1ps9B pic.twitter.com/2e7FVb1FBe
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 30, 2015Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
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