Found January 19, 2013 on GridironFans.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
With the dust starting to settle on Chip Kelly's move to the Philadelphia Eagles, the next issue is putting together his coaching staff. Naturally, the former Oregon head coach is expected to bring along several assistants with him from Eugene. Jerry Azzinaro was Kelly's assistant head coach with the Ducks, and he will come aboard as the Eagles' new defensive line coach. Greg Austin, Matthew Harper and Todd Lyght are also supposedly to be coming to Philadelphia, but none have had their roles publicly defined yet. Source: SBNation.com
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