", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. The former Canton McKinley football coaches who have been waiting for more than a year for a chance to clear their names in court have decided to wait a while longer. Pattakos, who said he,Wattley and McLeod saw the surveillance video for the first time Monday,saidhe isn't giving up on reinstatingWattley and McLeod as McKinley coaches. I love them, they know that. Before the pizza incident happened, I respected them and had love for them for what theyve done for me throughout the years, he said, citing the times they would drive him to practice and appointments and helped him get his knee surgery. I just dont understand why after I said I dont eat pork, they didnt take it (the pepperoni pizza) away. Ben McDaniels (born June 6, 1980) is an American football coach who is the Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Gilberts attorney, Stephen P. Griffin, declined comment. "The Raiders have a lot of the pieces they need to be a great team, starting with the quarterback. We begged Canton City School District officials to slow their rushed and flawed investigation to account for the truth but they wouldnt listen. Pattakos, who said the player apologized to the coaches and showed up for the voluntary workout the next day after his punishment, blames anassistant coach for inflaming the situation by reporting an exaggerated version to administrators and the players family. So then after theyre still not listening to me, the teams still around me doing the punishment, so I just eat the pizza, the player testified. I don't think that's going to happen now, with Josh there.". This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. Canton McKinley pizza scandal: Judge dismisses former football coaches from lawsuit. John Carroll went on to an 18-12 win. A football player's family has accused Wattley and his assistant coaches offorcing the player to consume an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary May 20 strengthening and conditioning workout. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. We wont stop fighting until we get them back., More about McKinley's new head coach: Interim McKinley Bulldogs football coach Antonio Hall will look to 'put our kids first'. I learned from a great man how to coach football," Wattley told media members during a Monday interview. It was rushed. CANTON, Ohio (WJW)- The family of a McKinley High School football player is calling for more action after it says the head coach forced the teen to eat a pizza. Other football players who were at the May 24 workout have saidthe coaches never forced the playerto eat the pizza and they gave the player the choice of eating chicken nuggets instead. (Former St. Vincent-St. Mary head coach Dan) Boarman showed me a lot, how to take care of kids and everything that comes with the kid not just the football player but the student, the person and the athlete. Hall, who also serves as McKinley's athletic director,. Are you hungry? If he refused to eat the pizza,the playerwas told that his teammates would be forced to perform additional drills and "there was a question of whether he would be able to stay on the team," Gilbert said. He was so far ahead ahead of the curve.". 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Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. He wasnt forced to eat pork. He had planned to do some exercises with a stretch band due to his shoulder injury. Wattley's attorney Peter Pattakostold The Canton Repository on Mondaythat Wattley and the assistant coaches were trying to rescue a troubled player whose off-the-field behavior was negatively influencing his teammates and jeopardizing his future as a Division I college athlete. His deposition is the first time the public has heard from the player in his own words about the discipline on May 24, 2021, where coaches sat the then-17-year-old player in the middle of an auxiliary gym and ordered his teammates to circle the gym doing exercises with 45-pound weights until the player ate an entire pepperoni pizza. On May 24, 2021, head football coach Marcus Wattley allegedly forced an unnamed 17-year-old football team member to eat a pizza made with pork, although the student's religious beliefs prohibited him . … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. Two days after Grimsley sent the message, the district suspended Grimsley, Wattley and six other assistant coaches while it investigated allegations of misconduct before firing Wattley, Grimsley and five other coaches on June 3. I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. Gilbert says his team, the player, and his family are now determining if they will appeal the dismissal. Gilbert has said the family has agreed to meet with district officials before pursuing a lawsuit. Repository reporters Kelli Weir, Charita Goshay,Steve Doerschuk and Josh Weir contributed to this story. A roughly two-hour disciplinary hearing was held Monday with Canton City school officials about whether Wattley should retain his job as a district academic and athletic liaison. But attorney Peter Pattakos, who was retained by Wattley on Thursday, said Thursday that version of events is exaggerated and parts of it are false. He didnt provide a reason why. I love them, they know that, Wattley said. See below to read the full 10-page ruling from Judge Adams: Copyright 2022 WOIO. No. In 2018, Dungy sharply criticized Josh McDaniels for backing out of a head coaching opportunity with the Colts, which is part of the complex national narrative. "Josh took after his dad in every aspect," said Kinta Mitchell, a co-captain with McDaniels on the '94 team. Gilbert said the family has delayed filing its lawsuit because the district has asked to mediate the dispute out of court. Every day . HENDERSON, Nev. Growing up in Canton, Josh McDaniels vividly remembers seeing stenciled helmets painted on the double-yellow lines on his way to McKinley High School. Example video title will go here for this video. McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. CANTON, Ohio The Canton City School District has fired head high school football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants following an investigation into misconduct against a player. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. Canton City Schools' administrative team received a report of an incident that took place during its strength and conditioning practice on Monday. Invite the coach I will defer to Judge Haupt and her able staff to handle. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. The player said coach McLeod had been sitting in a chair beside him eating a piece of the pizza. CNN Seven of eight Ohio high school football coaches who allegedly forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him. There was no intent (to cause harm), Pattakos said. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. He said Wednesday evening that the investigation, which was completed June 1, also includedinterviews with five of the coaches and three players. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. His father, during his own separate deposition testimony, said he had found the tobaccowrapperin his son's pants pockets and that he had told one of thecoaches that his son was grounded for smoking. The father acknowledged that he never explicitly said whether the smoking referred to a cigaror marijuana. CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). Antonio Hall was named head coach of the McKinley High School football team on Monday. 2022 OHSAA High School Football Playoff Brackets (Ohio) Region 1. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. I remember them cussing at me, but I remember Coach Wattley saying that if I dont eat it then … the team is going to keep doing the workouts and if I was to leave, then I couldnt come back, he said. He always tries to make the people around him better. The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred . Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. ", More Stark County sports from Steve Doerschuk: 'I know where to go and pour them': Fate of 40-year-old Hudepohl six-packs rides on Bengals winning AFC title, Super Bowl. At the next days workout, the player said coach Harris told him that he was going to have to apologize to the team and he agreed to do so. CANTONMarcus Wattley broke his silence Monday about the discipline of a player that led to the end of his career as McKinley High Schools head football coach. I miss my boys. So, they just kept it there and then when I kicked the box, they brought it back to me, so there was nothing I could do, said the player, according to a transcript of a deposition he gave on June 23. I told them that I was smoking marijuana because I didnt want them to know that I was smoking Black & Milds because I thought Black & Milds was worse than marijuana, the player testified. Rose's Tigers beat McDaniels' Bulldogs in an overtime shootout in the 100th game between the old rivals, in 1994. The player said in his rush to eat the pizza so his teammates could stop the workout sooner, he believes he left some cheese on the pizza. DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. In a separate vote Thursday, the five-member board unanimously hired Athletic Director Antonio Hall as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. A high school football coach and six assistant coaches McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio, have been fired after they allegedly forced a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs . He always pushes the envelope forward. Black Jews, who maintain a Christological perspective and adopt Jewish rituals. After meeting for more than an hour in executive session, the board of education unanimously voted to terminate Wattley's contract, along with the following other coaches: Wattley and the remaining six coaches were originally on administrative leave following an accusation that they forced a student to eat pepperoni pizza after he showed up late to a non-mandatory practice on May 24. Attorney Peter Pattakos, who is representing former McKinley head coach Marcus Wattley and former assistant coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat, Romero Harris, Cade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher, notified the Stark County judge Wednesday that he was voluntarily dismissing the defamation lawsuit the coaches filed against Canton City School District leaders, a former assistant coach, a former McKinley player and the players father and attorney. CANTON, Ohio The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player said he was . But it wasnt until roughly five years later when the player, then in eighth grade, started to strictly follow the faiths dietary restrictions. . And I was cussing at them, and they were saying, Oh, then he was like, when did he get so tough?. McDaniels had a 26-year head coaching career that included head coaching stops at Warren G. Harding High School, Canton McKinley High School and Massillon Jackson High School. This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. Nordonia, 11-13 last year, was looking to also avenge a 58-42 loss last year to McKinley as a 19th seed in the . I knew about Josh then, and I followed him over the years.". Poll: Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. The truth about the Canton school board's indefensible decision to fire McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley and his staff over false accusations that they forced a player to eat pork against his religion "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." Box Score. The player said he continued to protest and at one point kicked the box, but the box was brought back to him. Solon defeated Canton McKinley 61-40 in the opener and then Midview followed suit with a 70-45 win over Archbishop Hoban.. Solon and Midview will meet up at Medina High School on Saturday, March 4th at 7 p.m. in the regional final with a spot in the . "They are not Christian or Muslim. "This incident does not reflect the Canton City School District's culture of protecting the physical and emotional wellbeing of our students.". This community deserves afull and thorough investigation and its obvious that this hasnt happened, said Pattakos, as he pointed to the players. McKinley Senior High School Grades 9-12 2323 17th St NW, Canton, OH 44708. The weekly sessions are now monthly check-ins. And then they started telling everyone to grab 45-pound plates, but as I reached to go grab one, Coach Watt says, Not you, youre chilling, the player said. June 2, 2021 A high school football coach in Canton, Ohio, and seven assistant coaches have been suspended after punishing a 17-year-old for missing a voluntary practice by forcing him to. McKinley won a rematch in the playoffs two weeks later. McKinley went 14-6 in Wattleys two seasons as head coach, with a couple of second-round playoff losses and an 0-2 record against rival Massillon. According to the district, the coaches knew the teen was a member of the Hebrew Israelite faith, and that consuming pork was in violation of his religion's practices. Tournament Game. CANTON A shortened fall camp and two abbreviated scrimmages left Mentor football coach Matt Gray a little unsure what he had in his 2021 football team heading into the season opener Aug.. He recounted an encounter with one of the coaches at the mall recently. He's only saidthe districts completed internal investigation has found that the coaches "engaged in actions that constituted inappropriate, demeaning and divisive behavior in a misguided attempt to instill discipline in the student-athletes.". 330-438-2712 Fax: 330-580-3507 Jonas Wertin, Principal wertin_j@ccsdistrict.org McKinley Quick Links McKinley Virtual Tour The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. The trial was set to begin Monday in Stark County Common Pleas Court. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The whistleblower who alerted school officials about the alleged actions of Canton McKinley High School coaches said he was unfairly . The player testified that he was grounded because his father found a Black & Mild wrapper. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. Josh Grimsley, Wattleys former defensive line coach who also works as a school resource assistant for the Canton City School District, was so bothered by the punishment that he sent a text message to his supervisor, Safety and Security Director Steve Humphrey, shortly after the May 24 workout ended. All rights reserved. His defense is all over the place. Deservedly so. McKinley football player Mani Powell said he wants his coaches back. This was an extraordinary situation we all can learn from, Pattakos said. One of the state's most successful coaches . He later called the special board meeting that resulted in the] group of coaches losing their jobs. Their complex narrative is being analyzed around the country. He has beenan assistant coach at McKinley, GlenOak and St. Thomas Aquinas. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. New England Patriots offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels watches from the sidelines during a game against the Dolphins, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. On a. Note: This video has been altered to protect kids' identities. … Physically harming is a lot different. The player blames his former coaches for describing him as a troubled kid in the media asthe reason his offers to play Division Ifootball fell through. While the roughly 12-minute video doesn't have audio, McLeodsaid you can tell by the body language of the coaches and players that the player wasn't being threatened. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. The others mentioned above stayed in football. "(Former St. Vincent-St. Mary head coach Dan) Boarman showed me a lot, how to take care of kids and everything that comes with the kid not just the football player but the student, the person and the athlete. "It's not going to get the coaches their jobs back. Nobody wins in this.. In an email to 3News, Canton City Schools says its administrative team received a report of an incident that took place on Monday, May 24, during McKinley footballs strength and conditioning practice. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. While two of his teammates have signed affidavits that say the coaches offered the player a nonpork option such as McDonalds or chicken, the player testified, I didnt hear nothing about no chicken nuggets.. 0:36. He blamed the district for conducting a rushed and incomplete investigation, noting that Wattley was interviewed for only 18 minutes and that only three of the 40 players present wereinterviewed. Following the hearings, the superintendent is expected to make a recommendation to the Canton City school board regarding their employment outside of their coaching positions, according to Canton City Schools spokeswoman Lisa Reicosky. NFL Scouting Combine quick hits:Andrew Berry feels Greg Newsome II is 'going to be a pretty big part' of Browns' future McDaniels, a Canton McKinley High School graduate, was all smiles as he . He saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. The story was first reported by The Repository on Wednesday as Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert announced that the district had begun investigating a complaint made against the coaches, including McKinley Head Coach Marcus Wattley. I just always told them whenever they bought food and stuff, I told them I dont eat pork and left it at that, he said. "What is on that video shows that what happened on May 24 is an ill-mannered attempt to instill accountability and discipline in our students," he said when firing the coaches. I learned from a great man how to coach football. The player, who is now 18 years old,said he never brought up his religion to his McKinley coaches or his teammates. Hall was a star offensive tackle on the Bulldogs' 1997 national championship team and later earned All-SEC honors at Kentucky before stints as an assistant coach at GlenOak, McKinley, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Wattley, who was hired as McKinley's coach in 2019, said he misses his players. Attorney Michael Kahlenberg, who represents the player and his father in the coaches defamation lawsuit, said he cannot comment on pending litigation. Besides pork, the player said he also abstains from eating seafood because its a bottom feeder, just like a pig.. But of course, we don't know they acted as a group. What we are most certain of is that this communitys unfortunate loss will be another communitys gain, and that Mr. Wattleys excellent record as a coach, educator, and community servant will continue to speak for itself to anyone interested in the truth.". In the meantime, district leadership, including Superintendent Jeff Talbert and every board member who approved this decision, should be ashamed, not least for making such a momentous decision based on such an obviously faulty and rushed investigation. Im not going to respond to every allegation that comes up because its like a moving target. The player said he felt badabout eating the ribs after seeing news reports in 2021 that the ribs had been pork. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. "I don't think they gave him enough time in Denver. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. Gilbert said the player told the coach at least 10 times that he did not eat pork because he and his family are Hebrew Israelites, a faith thatstrictly forbids the consumption of pork or pork residue. He was doing his best to teach an extraordinary athlete an important lesson., After the boards vote, Pattakos yelled to the superintendent and the board, This was a bad decision. Add the football angle of Massillon-Hoban and this is a can't miss. newsletter. It says in the Bible that its unclean if you touch it, said the player who said his family attends the Gathering of Christ Church in Cleveland. Traffic alert: Crash closes 224 West at Kenmore Leg in Summit County, Fan Expo Cleveland to feature 'The Office' cast, Christina Ricci and more as celebrity guests this March, FORECAST | Another surge in temps with highs topping 60 degrees, 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids making approach to Earth this week, an investigation into misconduct against a player, Bigger than basketball: How a small team, facing huge odds, became champions, Keith Wakefield retires after 30 seasons as Perry Panthers football coach, OHSAA to expand football playoffs to 16 teams, Romero Harris - Weight room coach and baseball assistant. The lawsuit filed by the Hebrew Israelite players family alleged that on May 24, 2021 the coaches forced him to eat a pepperoni pizza after he missed a voluntary practice session. Canton McKinley football coach's attorney disputes claims by player. McKinley Football Staff Players (57) Staff (1) Antonio Hall Head Coach Are you the coach? John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. A federal judge filed an order Thursday to dismiss the seven former football coaches from a lawsuit claiming they forced the player to eat pork against his religion. Records show the Canton City School District and Superintendent Jeff Talbert were already dismissed from the lawsuit. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. The teammates affidavits also said that Wattley told the player he could leave if he didnt want to participate. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. "He's been the best offensive coordinator in the NFL, I think. 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