CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. 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. I was hoping David Carr would come to the Browns. 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." CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. This community deserves afull and thorough investigation and its obvious that this hasnt happened, said Pattakos, as he pointed to the players. But, he still faces the possibility of. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 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. CANTON, Ohio The lawyer for a Canton McKinley High School football player has released video that he says contradicts claims that the student was not forced to consume a pepperoni pizza. I'm just glad he has this opportunity. 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. 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 . This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). 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. 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. You can get anywhere . Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. Theyve run plenty of sprints. Video showed the moments the player claims the coaches forced him to eat a pork-based pepperoni pizza after showing up later to a non-mandatory practice. He again declined to provide details of what happened that day and saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. The sprints werent working, Pattakos said. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. 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 . 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. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. He was so far ahead ahead of the curve.". 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. But they should have known that he didnt eat pork, he contends. Allegations that the court says "lumped all the former coaches together without distinguishing the allegations against each individual. I knew it was coming sooner or later.". Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. The player testified that he was grounded because his father found a Black & Mild wrapper. This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. Its unclear whether the player told the coaches about the yardwork. Dominique Sanders' squad had something to itself and 13th-seeded Canton McKinley. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. 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. 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Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. Box Score. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said surveillance video gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendation to dismiss the coaches to the school board. 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. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. I love them, they know that. I learned from a great man how to coach football. 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 . The player, who is now 18 years old,said he never brought up his religion to his McKinley coaches or his teammates. 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. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. 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.". Canton McKinley High School Head Football Coach Marcus Wattley and five assistant coaches are suing Canton City school officials and others for spreading "false, malicious and extremely defamatory statements" that cost them their jobs and their reputations. I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. 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. In an online post that accompanies the transcripts, Pattakos writes thatthe players testimony, along with testimony from his father, another former coach and affidavits from his former teammates, prove the coaches never knowingly violated the players religious beliefs, a key contention that elevated the story to an international level and is the basis for the players federal civil rights lawsuit. She ruled the alleged defamatory statements attributed to district officials either contained no false statements of facts, were opinions and judgment calls or had not been published. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers . 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. Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. 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. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. And then we walk out into the auxiliary gym and theres a pizza in the chair, and I think coach I think Coach Brodie handed me the pizza and I set it down. According to his deposition testimony, the players father first introduced the family to the Hebrew Israelite faith in 2013. John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. 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. The others mentioned above stayed in football. Gilbert, who did not attend the school board meeting, said the player has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling. While we remain eager to present our claims against Mr. Gilbert and his clients to a jury and further clear the coaches good names, it is most important to the coaches to obtain complete justice in this matter, which requires that all responsible parties, including the (Canton City school leaders), be parties to the trial on the claims at issue, Pattakos wrote. Head coach Joe Mazzulla couldn't hide his . And then I realize it is pepperoni pizza, so I start saying I dont eat pork and I dont want to eat it at least 10 times.. Melt Bar & Grilled closes 2 Ohio locations, Ohio Gov. He said thedistricts nearly weeklong investigation found that the coaches on May 24 engaged in actions that were deemed"inappropriate, demeaning and divisive" during a non-mandatory strengthening and conditioning workout in the high schools auxiliary gym. He said the student had stopped regularly communicating with his coaches, had left workouts early, and had been acting disrespectfully to coaches. I miss my boys. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. Canton McKinley High School head football coach Marcus Wattley placed on administrative leave along with seven assistants Canton City Schools' administrative team received a report of an. The Canton Repository has agreed to not name the 17-year-old player, who has received interest from Division I colleges. The player said coach McLeod had been sitting in a chair beside him eating a piece of the pizza. Pattakos wrote the evidence collected during the discovery phase of the lawsuit revealed information that wasn't known when the lawsuit was filed in July 2021, including the admission by the player that didnt explicitly tell the coaches about his Hebrew Israelite beliefs and that a surveillance video the district used as the basis of its internal investigation was missing a two-minute span of time. 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 . Updated: Jun. Judge John Adams found there was not enough evidence to support allegations made by legal representation of the student-athlete. Seven high school football coaches have been fired from McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio on Thursday following an incident in which a Jewish student-athlete was forced to eat a . I will defer to Judge Haupt and her able staff to handle. He said he later told some of the coaches over the phone that he would get this straightened out because they said some people had suggested that the coaches had tried to physically harm him, which he said was untrue. 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. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! See below to read the full 10-page ruling from Judge Adams: Copyright 2022 WOIO. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. The district has sent its investigation to the Ohio Department of Education's professional conduct division andthe Canton City Police Department for review. 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. 40-22 (W) McKinley vs. GlenOak. 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. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. . 1940 Massillon Washington High School. Im in disbelief that Im basically accused of harming a kid when Ive done nothing but take care of kids in this community, said McLeod, a 1996 McKinley graduate who was an all-Ohio linebacker for McKinley. 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. Its not like they put their hands on me, but they forced me to eat it, he said. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. Their complex narrative is being analyzed around the country. 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. It wont be the same without them, said Powell, a rising senior who is considered McKinley's top returning player. 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 . He has been Canton's AD for less than a year. As we approach trial, any attempt to taint a jury pool is truly not a practice I would ever engage. Dude I don't coach at McKinley nor have I ever but I think you feel like you was entitled t to his job smh he was qualified to be the head coach . A jury trial in Stark County Common Pleas Court is set for Sept. 19. 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. McKinley started the shortened 2020 COVID season 3-0 before losing three of its final five games. "The type of behavior was inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive.". 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.". No. "I've always thought if he got another shot at a head coaching job, he would flourish. With Josh going there now, Carr staying is a done deal.". He always tries to make the people around him better. 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. The trial was set to begin Monday in Stark County Common Pleas Court. 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. An investigation found the seven staff members made a player eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs. 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. Invite the coach 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. Poll: Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. More about Hebrew Israelites: Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, I miss my boys. McDaniels is a significant donor. Updated: 1:20 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2021. . McKinley football player Mani Powellsaid he wants his coaches back. The sprints werent working,Pattakos said. It was along those lines, and the kid knew he was being disciplined. McKinley Football Staff Players (57) Staff (1) Antonio Hall Head Coach Are you the coach? Team Statistics. The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview, online post that accompanies the transcripts, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. Pattakos blamed an assistant coach, whom he did not name, for inflaming the situation by reporting an exaggerated version to administrators and the players family. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. "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. "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 has committed to playing football at a Division II university this fall. 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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. McDaniels, 45, is back in a head coaching seat for the first time since getting fired by the Denver Broncos 12 games into the 2010 season. All rights reserved. He emphasized that the player had the ability to leave at any time and had the option of selecting an alternative food that did not contain pork. Wattley, through his attorney Peter Pattakos, saidthe accusations that thecoaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs for missing a voluntary May 20 strengthening and conditioning workoutarefalse and exaggerated. He later called the special board meeting that resulted in the] group of coaches losing their jobs. 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. Motley played at Canton McKinley High School, which is on the Hall of Fame Village's campus. 2 Canton McKinley football players speak out about teammate's punishment: Why they say it was unfair for 7 coaches to lose their jobs The coach was expected to speak with 19 News at . Pattakos said those two minutes of video would have shown the player shaking hands and hugging the coaches after the discipline was over. The player said he felt badabout eating the ribs after seeing news reports in 2021 that the ribs had been pork. He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. Note: This video has been altered to protect kids' identities. This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. But of course, we don't know they acted as a group. newsletter. One of the state's most successful coaches . Attorney Ed Gilbert, who is representing the player and his family, called the coaches explanation for their punishment bizarre and a desperate attempt to try to hurt (the players) family. He said no matter what the coaches say, it doesnt excuse them for coercing a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs. "McDaniels was a good possession receiver. "The football program, which has a long and proud history, is an important part of our school culture and our community," Talbert added in a statement that was read by Board President John M. Rinaldi Thursday. The player, who transferred to another school district last school year, said hes still dealing with anxiety and thinks about the May 24 discipline every day. You're the king, you're the prince.' But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. Head coach: Paul Brown. Im in disbelief that Im basically accused of harming a kid when Ive done nothing but take care of kids in this community, said McLeod, a 1996 McKinley graduate who was an all-Ohio linebacker for McKinley. McKinley's Harold Fannin Jr. runs after a catch against GlenOak at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. We hope that the district can acknowledge that, too, and bring everyone together.. Its unclear from the players testimony whether the other coaches heard the player talking about his religion. Ex-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were firedlast weekfollowingallegations thecoaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary workout. Kuberacki went on to a fascinating Air Force career that is its own story. A federal judge filed an order Thursday to . 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. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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.. Attorney Peter Pattakos, the lead attorney representing six of the former McKinley football coaches in two of the lawsuits related to the pizza-eating incident, on Thursday released a 298-page transcript of the players roughlyseven-hour testimony that was taken as part of a court deposition. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. Attorney Pattakos released the following statement on behalf of Marcus Wattley late Thursday night: "We asked the district to postpone their decision for at least one more week to allow for this matter to be fully and fairly investigated, including upon full consideration of the testimony of the numerous Canton McKinley football players who witnessed this event and were at tonight's board meeting wanting to tell anyone who would listen that the story being advanced by the alleged victim's father and attorney is not true. We have a number of careers that have been destroyed here. Canton McKinley High School head football coach Marcus Wattley placed on administrative leave along with seven assistants More Headlines: Canton's history-making fire chief reveals big. 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. "Looking back," Hall said, "Cleveland wasn't the right time or the right place. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. Before a playing run in the Canadian Football League, Hall spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, whose head coach was Tony Dungy. Hall, who also serves as McKinley's athletic director,. 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.. CANTON, Ohio (WJW) The Canton City School District Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss further discipline for a group of football coaches. Repository reporters Kelli Weir, Charita Goshay,Steve Doerschuk and Josh Weir contributed to this story. Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame. 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