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Chip Kelly leaves Oregon to coach Philadelphia Eagles

Found January 16, 2013 on Players View: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Chip Kelly,  Andy Reid
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles

Former Oregon coach Chip Kelly seemingly pulled the okie-doke move on us all. After a hyper-driven NFL courtship, Kelly announced that he was staying to coach the Oregon Ducks.

This was a day after reports surfaced that Nike CEO/Oregon booster Phil Knight stepped in to make the school’s case.

Suddenly out-of-nowhere arrives a press release to our inbox from the Philadelphia Eagles announcing that less than two weeks later, Kelly has decided to pick up where Andy Reid left off.

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