I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. 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. Updated: 1:20 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2021. Frank McLeod, one of the assistant coaches who was dismissed, on Tuesday said he believes the district's surveillance video clears the coaches. The Pattakos Law Firm, which represents the former coaches, released a statement after the ruling that said, in part: From the moment these absurd and sensational accusations first went public there were numerous eyewitnesses, including the alleged victims teammates, who were jumping out of their shoes to confirm that the accusations were false. As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. "We are confident that under Coach Hall's leadership, our football program will be in very capable and experienced hands and our student-athletes will have a rewarding experience," Rinaldi said. The Canton McKinley vs. Massillon Washington rivalry is the 13th most played rivalry in the nation, with 129 meetings between the schools. The player said coach McLeod had been sitting in a chair beside him eating a piece of the pizza. The 17-year-old belongs to. I dont know what they would have thought, but what was going through my mind at the time was if I would have told them, they would have still had me come to the trainer, but I couldnt do nothing with my shoulder at the time. Location: Massillon, Ohio. Religion historianJames Tinney classified Hebrew Israelites intothree basic groups: According to Gospel Coalition,many if not most Hebrew Israelite groupsreject the Trinity and Christ's divinity, two central tenets of traditional Christianity. I learned from a great man how to coach football," Wattley told media members during a Monday interview. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. 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Pattakos, on behalf of Wattley and assistant coach Frank McLeod, on Monday described a situation where the 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. "I've always thought if he got another shot at a head coaching job, he would flourish. Pattakos asked Judge Haupt to reinstate the district leaders as defendants in the lawsuit, but she denied the request Wednesday, in part because the trial was to start Monday. 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. Ed Gilbert, the attorney representing the player and his family, told 3News in a statement: "We feel the court made a clear error here. This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. Head coach Joe Mazzulla couldn't hide his . Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. The player said McLeod didnt react and continued to eat the pizza next to him. Learning what he learned from his first time, applying all the knowledge he's gained since then, it's just the perfect equation for success.". I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. 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And then … they start telling everyone to get around the gym with the 45-pound plates, and then they start saying if I dont eat it, then the team will have to keep doing the punishment until its all gone. Six former Canton-McKinley High School football coaches have filed a civil lawsuit alleging district leaders and a player's father and attorney defamed them, damaged their reputations and caused . Pattakos said attempts to settle the lawsuit failed this week when the defendants offered only a four-figure settlement sum. You're the king, you're the prince.' I learned from a great man how to coach football. Invite the coach Attorney Edward Gilbert, who is representing the 17-year-old player at the center of the controversyand his family, on June 14 released the surveillance video that was taken on May 24 when the family says Wattley and his staff forced the player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary workout. John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. 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. He said he began seeing a counselor in June 2021 and has made progress. Explore the benefits. Here's what we know nowabout the May 24incident along with what's next for the fired coaches and the Canton McKinley football team: Attorney Ed Gilbert, who is representing the player and his family,believesthe school district violated the player's constitutional rights when the coaches punished the playerformissing a May 20voluntarystrengthening and conditioning practice to nurse a slight shoulder injury he received during a priorpractice. Kuberacki went on to a fascinating Air Force career that is its own story. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. The attorney for that Canton McKinley football player made wild accusations of anti-Semitism that caused these coaches to be terminated, lose their jobs and be smeared in the local,. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattleys first year, winning a Federal League championship. "While on administrative leave, you are not to be on school property or to have any form of communication or contact with any Canton City School District student(s), parents, or staff member without expressed permission from this office," Canton City Schools Human Resource Director Deidre K. Stokes Davis wrote to Wattley. A few thousand watched the Marietta Pioneers nurse a lead against the visiting John Carroll Blue Streaks. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. CANTONWhat Canton City school officials called a misguided attempt to instill discipline has led to the firingof McKinley High School head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistant coaches. You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. 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. All rights reserved. Following the vote to relieve Wattley of his duties, the board confirmed athletic director Antonio Hall will serve as interim head football coach for the 2021 season. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. … I still have visuals of them yelling at me and stuff to eat it, and I felt like my religion didnt matter to them, and they threw it out the window, and I told them I didnt eat it and they made me feel some type of way.. 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. Pro Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for . Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. 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. 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. McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. The most important thing for Mr. Wattley at this point is that the truth comes out so that his name is cleared of these ridiculous charges against him, and we will make sure that happens. He went on to play at the University of Kentucky and in the Canadian Football League with Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and seven assistant coaches were suspended last week by the Canton City School District after the 17-year-old reported what happened to him on . Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). "There's nobody in the business who is going to work harder than Josh. 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. He didnt provide a reason why. 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. In an 11-page decision, Judge John Adams wrote there would be no ruling against the coaches "merely because it (the court) may not believe the plaintiff's factual allegations." The deposition, where the player testified under oath, was conducted as part of the defamation lawsuit that the coaches filed a year ago against the player, the players father, Kenny Walker, their attorney Edward Gilbert and former assistant coach Josh Grimsley. 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. 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. So do my clients.". GlenOak 22. Earlier this month, Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert released a video statement to, "set the record straight" about the recent firing of seven McKinley High School football coaches. The Canton City school board on Thursday voted unanimously to not renew the coaching contracts of Wattley,assistant coaches Cade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher, and assistant baseball coach Romero Harris, who hasrelated weight room duties. Theyve run plenty of sprints. CANTON The former McKinley High School football player who is suing the Canton City School District and his former coaches over alleged civil rights violationssays the coaches likely didnt know about his religious beliefs before the day they forced him to eat a pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing a practice. This was an extraordinary situation we all can learn from, Pattakos said. I don't think that's going to happen now, with Josh there.". 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Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. Rose prefers Carr to Baker Mayfield based on pulling out wins in fourth quarters. "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," Talbert said. He saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. "I don't think they gave him enough time in Denver. "I'm very excited Josh is getting another opportunity. I love them, they know that, Wattley said. This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. Former Canton McKinley Senior High School head football coach Marcus Wattley and five of his former assistant coaches are suing nine people they say have damaged their reputations in the. "He's proven he's a hell of a coach," Rose said. And then there was this crust left, and Coach Brodie ordered me to eat the crust too till it was all gone for the team to be done.. Attorney Ed Gilbert, who is representing the 17-year-old football player and his family, said Thursday that he agrees with the school board's decision to dismiss the coaches, but added, There is no joy in seeing this. 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. Records show the Canton City School District and Superintendent Jeff Talbert were already dismissed from the lawsuit. This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. "As a coach, you can be frustrated watching that. 8/19. "It was a situation that deserves to be investigated so we're going to investigate it," Talbert told The Repository. 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. I'm just glad he has this opportunity. 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. DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 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. newsletter. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . We remain proud to fight for these wrongly maligned coaches and clear their good names in court, Pattakos said. If not, then you can leave. Thats the lesson.. McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers . "Look at how many times (Mayfield) has had the opportunity and hasn't won those games," Rose said. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. Poll: Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. 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. An attorney representing Marcus Wattley told 3News Investigates that there's more to this story that hasn't been told. Hall was a school kid when he watched McDaniels' 1992-94 run as a McKinley quarterback; then he was a lineman on McKinley teams that won state titles in 1997 and '98, with Josh's dad, Thom, as head coach, and Josh's brother, Ben, at quarterback. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . 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Rinaldi said Hall will continue to serve as the district's athletic director and will work with the district's administrative team to build his football staff. McDaniels kicked in addition to playing quarterback at McKinley when Miller coached the Bulldogs' defensive backs. Pattakos has blamed an assistant coach, whom he believes wanted Wattleys job, for presenting an exaggerated version of the story to school officials and the player's family. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. Repository sports writer Josh Weir contributed to this article. Seven high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been let go after they allegedly forced a 17-year-old player, who is a Hebrew Israelite and cannot consume pork, to eat a pepperoni pizza . 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He said the student had stopped regularly communicating with his coaches, had left workouts early, and had been acting disrespectfully to coaches. But, he still faces the possibility of. "He's been the best offensive coordinator in the NFL, I think. We will continue to make every reasonable effort to ensure that justice is served in this case.. They needed to get through to him some other way. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. "This report is under investigation, in accordance with our district policies," Canton City Schools told 3News. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. He previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the University of Michigan and also previously serving as the interim wide receivers coach in late 2018. Wattley was hired at McKinley in 2019 and McLeod has been coaching since 2004. 2022 OHSAA High School Football Playoff Brackets (Ohio) Region 1. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. … It was nice seeing him, but like, what was going through my mind at the time was the disrespect that they put me through, he testified. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. They lose sleep over me and the boys.. He has been Canton's AD for less than a year. By The Associated Press. "The type of behavior was inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive.". 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. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. The first NFL game action of the 2022 season will feature the debuts of a couple of head coaches.The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that the Jaguars and Raiders will square off in the Hall of . Theyve run plenty of sprints. Ziegler is the new general manager in Las Vegas; McDaniels is the Raiders' new head coach. 7 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. 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. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. 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). I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. As for the coaches who had other jobs within the district, there will be upcoming meetings to determine their futures in that capacity. 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." The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. Return for updates. Claim this team Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. When Pattakos asked the player why he participated in a rib-eating contest with his teammates in 2019, he recalled that he had asked Wattley whether the ribs were beef or pork but Wattley didnt know. Talbert, a former head football coach, said surveillance video of the high school's auxiliary gym gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to dismiss the coaches for behavior that fell short of the district's professional and ethical standards. Like everyone else in Browns country, Hall tuned into the 2020 head coach search in which the Browns strongly considered McDaniels and Robert Saleh but hired Kevin Stefanski. "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. The coaches, who were dismissed from their coaching and school district jobs last year,have maintained that they did not force the player to eat anything, that they did not know about the players religious faith, they had offered him chicken nuggets as an alternative and it was the players decision to pick off the pepperoni and cheese and eat the pizza. I think Carr is really good at it. More on Canton McKinley football: Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview. 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.. Besides pork, the player said he also abstains from eating seafood because its a bottom feeder, just like a pig.. Grimsleys message advised Humphrey that he had concerns with how the student was treated. Nordonia, 11-13 last year, was looking to also avenge a 58-42 loss last year to McKinley as a 19th seed in the . Repository reporters Kelli Weir, Charita Goshay,Steve Doerschuk and Josh Weir contributed to this story. Dominique Sanders' squad had something to itself and 13th-seeded Canton McKinley. 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. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton City Schools held a special meeting Thursday evening that addressed a controversy involving seven McKinley High School football coaches and a student-athlete.. Wattley and his staff deserved better than this, and more importantly, so did the young men in that locker room and the whole Canton McKinley community. Canton McKinley High School football coach Marcus Wattley. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat it. 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