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DeSean Jackson Has Stern Words for Raiders OC Chip Kelly

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Austin C. Boyd | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 5:09 PM ET

Chip Kelly's reputation as a head coach has taken a hit since his days at Oregon. He had a 46-7 record in four years with the Ducks, which led to him getting hired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

He quickly began to ruffle feathers there, but it was easy to accept because he led them to back-to-back 10-win seasons. However, the wheels quickly began to fall off, and he was fired during his third year after alienating many of his best players.

One player he alienated was former star wide receiver DeSean Jackson. He had a chance to discuss Kelly going to the Raiders, and it sounds like there's still some bad blood there.

He specifically had an issue with the recent revelation that the Raiders want rookie running back Ashton Jeanty to change his stance.

“Honestly, he’s got to do better,” Jackson said of Kelly on a recent episode of "Up and Adams." “I don’t want to say his name because I don’t like giving him light, but for his stance, I just feel like as a coach you have to do better because this guy has proven he was literally one of the best running backs in college football. He’s had the production, he still runs crazy, he led college football in yards. ...

“To come in the NFL and try to change the stance up, I’m just not a fan of it. At the end of the day, if he comes in and doesn’t have the production or he doesn’t do as well … then OK, let’s talk about it. But to try to do it before you even play one game, I just don’t like it.”

Kelly recently came out and clarified that he had nothing to do with the push to change Jeanty's stance and that running backs coach Deland McCullough was the main voice behind that. Regardless, Jackson seemed very eager to take a dig at Kelly, so he mustn't have been a fan during their time together in Philadelphia.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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