Philadelphia Eagles Choose Chip Kelly as Coach

Chip Kelly, a top candidate, will replace Andy Reid as new coach of Philadelphia Eagles, team announced Wednesday.

The search is over. Chip Kelly has been named the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. ESPN and the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the hiring of Kelly, which the team then confirmed on its website around 12:30 p.m. A press conference has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m., the team said. The University of Oregon coach was considered among the team's top choices by owner Jeff Lurie but announced after his interview with the Birds that he was staying put. Well, those plans have changed. It may be due to the fact that the University of Oregon was facing NCAA sanctions. Kelly coached at the University of Oregon for four years and recently won the Fiesta Bowl. He will be the 21st coach in Philadelphia Eagles history. “Chip Kelly will be an …

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John

12:49 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

I guess U do not watch football much, what the heck is the 49 ers playing....the same type of offense that chip uses.....The key is getting the players to do it....Football is football from the winged T to the 4 horseman of Notre Dame....U play it the same way.   more ›