Everyone thought that Chip Kelly was a shoe-in to be a successful head coach in the NFL. Instead, he blew up the Philadelphia Eagles, angered a lot of fans and players, and was fired twice in four years. Many of the players he clashed with in Philadelphia, like DeSean Jackson, still don’t like him.
Recently, TMZ Sports caught up with Jackson at the airport in Los Angeles and asked him about his former head coach:
“We don't even talk about that dude,” DeSean said about Kelly … “He's a weirdo. He's a big-time weirdo.”
Kelly rubbed plenty of people the wrong way during his time with the Eagles. He made several decisions that were questionable, to say the least. But he was considered the new ‘genius’ on the block. It was generally assumed he had a good reason for whatever he did.
However, it was hard to figure out why he let Jackson go. He had just had the best season of his career in 2013 (82 receptions for 1332 yards and nine touchdowns). He was only 27 with many more productive years ahead of him (probably). But for some odd reason, Kelly says he released Jackson for ‘football reasons.’
According to the rumor mill, Jackson was alleged to have had gang ties back then, and there may have been a locker room tantrum as well.
Since leaving Philadelphia, Jackson has been open about his disdain for Kelly and took the opportunity to blast him on social media after the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
His anger is understandable. But at this point, years later, it is probably safe to say it is time for Jackson to move on.
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