They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. Record: 10-0. 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. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. Wattley was hired at McKinley in 2019 and McLeod has been coaching since 2004. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. The lawyer representing the students family did not immediately return 19 News request for comment. Theyve run plenty of sprints. The district has sent its investigation to the Ohio Department of Education's professional conduct division andthe Canton City Police Department for review. The player said McLeod didnt react and continued to eat the pizza next to him. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. I knew about Josh then, and I followed him over the years.". This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. I don't think that's going to happen now, with Josh there.". Canton McKinley football coach's attorney disputes claims by player. Meanwhile,there is still pending litigation in the case the coaches filed against the player, his family, and Canton City Schools. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. McDaniels is a significant donor. Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . 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. On a sunny September Saturday in 1997, secrets of the future whispered like ripples as Josh McDaniels played a college football game on the Ohio River. 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. Canton McKinley pizza scandal: Judge dismisses former football coaches from lawsuit. Monica A. Coleman, a theologian and professor of Africana studies at the University of Delaware, said someHebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. 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. 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. Game Summary. Its unclear from the players testimony whether the other coaches heard the player talking about his religion. 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CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The whistleblower who alerted school officials about the alleged actions of Canton McKinley High School coaches said he was unfairly . CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. If not, then you can leave. Thats the lesson.. 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.". CANTON, Ohio With an attorney by his side, the father of a junior at McKinley Senior High School shared his anger after he told News 5 his son, who is a . 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. It remains a tragedy that these good men lost their jobs over this but with todays ruling theyve at least received some small measure of justice and they are extremely grateful for that.. Several years earlier, Lee Kuberacki had explored transferring to McKinley High School, but he stayed at Canton South partly because the Bulldogs already had a quarterback McDaniels. They lose sleep over me and the boys.. 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 . 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 . The others mentioned above stayed in football. McKinley Senior High School Grades 9-12 2323 17th St NW, Canton, OH 44708. Canton Former Canton McKinley football coaches dismissed from federal lawsuit alleging they forced player to eat pizza A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support. John Carroll went on to an 18-12 win. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. 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. The Canton Repository has agreed to not name the 17-year-old player, who has received interest from Division I colleges. This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). 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. 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. Team Statistics. He was one of several football players who attended the disciplinary hearing Monday to show their support for Wattley and McLeod. . Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. He wasnt forced to eat pork. When head coaches like Bob Rupert, Dave Cady and Mike Riley were routinely taking Bulldog teams to the Final Four, they benefitted with better talent, better support, and players with better attitudes, which definitely contributed to their success at Canton McKinley. FEB 24 WILSON BOMBSHELL And now we know more about why so many people dislike Russell Wilson. Following a due-process hearing with the Canton City School District June 8, the attorney for Canton McKinley Senior High . 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. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat it. I'm just glad he has this opportunity. Other coaches involved have not responded to requests for comment or have declined comment. But, he still faces the possibility of. 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. Head coach: Paul Brown. 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. 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. With the same vote, the board also deemed assistant football coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat and Josh Grimsley as ineligible for future coaching positions. Rose prefers Carr to Baker Mayfield based on pulling out wins in fourth quarters. McKinley started the shortened 2020 COVID season 3-0 before losing three of its final five games. 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. 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. It is a substantial piece of justice for the coaches that they are very grateful for.". They have said the player chose to pick the pepperoni off the pizza and eat it. "Josh was a coach on the field. December 4, 2004 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) Canton McKinley 3 7 0 0 10 (11-4) Cincinnati Colerain 6 17 20 7 50 (15-0) Coaches: Brian Cross (Canton McKinley); Kerry Coombs (Cincinnati Colerain) Attendance (unofficial): 16,885. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). 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. "Josh took after his dad in every aspect," said Kinta Mitchell, a co-captain with McDaniels on the '94 team. and last updated 6:19 AM, Jun 02, 2021. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. Example video title will go here for this video. A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. Example video title will go here for this video. McKinley football player Mani Powellsaid he wants his coaches back. Canton City Schools SuperintendentJeff Talbert reiterated the statements he gave Wednesday when he announced the coaches would face further discipline. 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. After I got off the phone call, I thought to myself, like I cant like what they did to me was just too far extreme disrespect, so I just left it there.. It wont be the same without them, said Powell, a rising senior who is considered McKinley's top returning player. But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. There's nobody more tenacious. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. When head coaches like Bob Rupert, Dave Cady and Mike Riley were routinely taking Bulldog teams to the Final Four, they benefitted with better talent, better support, and players with better attitudes, which definitely contributed to their success at Canton McKinley. Explore the benefits. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. Powell said Wattley and all of the assistant coaches have becomefather figures to him and his teammates. 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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. Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. The school board on Thursday voted to fireWattley and six of his assistant coaches after the districts completed investigation found that the coaches on May 24 acted in a demeaning and divisive manner in what school officials have called a misguided attempt to instill discipline in the student athletes.. Thom McDaniels is a retired Ohio high school football coach.. London Fletcher ran up and dove and hit the back of my ankle. 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Pattakos intends to refile the lawsuit as soon as is practicable. In a statement, he said the goal of the new lawsuit is to hold the school district leaders accountable for the harm they caused the coaches when they failed to fully investigate the accusations, did not inform the public truthfully and did not treat all involved parties fairly. 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. Former McKinley football coaches dismiss defamation lawsuit, intend to refile Kelli Weir The Repository 0:00 0:57 The former Canton McKinley football coaches who have been waiting for. Location: Massillon, Ohio. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. The player said he continued to protest and at one point kicked the box, but the box was brought back to him. 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." McKinley went 14-6 in Wattley's two seasons as head coach, with a couple of second-round playoff losses and an 0-2 record against rival Massillon. I will defer to Judge Haupt and her able staff to handle. Its unclear whether the player told the coaches about the yardwork. 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. "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. Pattakos said attempts to settle the lawsuit failed this week when the defendants offered only a four-figure settlement sum. McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. 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 . This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. 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. Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. 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. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. Wattley spoke Monday following a roughly two-hour disciplinary hearing with Canton City school officials about whether Wattley should retain his job as a district academic and athletic liaison. A jury trial in Stark County Common Pleas Court is set for Sept. 19. 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. The player testified he walked into the Frank Turk Alberta Football Operations Center and went into the weight room. In a letter shared with 3News Investigator Rachel Polansky, Canton City Schools informed Wattley of his placement on administrative leave on Wednesday. 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. Athletic Director Antonio Hall was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. They needed to get through to him some other way. Gilbert has said the family has agreed to meet with district officials before pursuing a lawsuit. Invite the coach You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. … 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.. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. I miss my boys. The district has declined to provide details of what happened on May 24. 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. Former Browns coach Paul Brown hails from nearby Massillon and, last summer, Canton erected a statue of former Browns running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marion Motley just down the hill from the museum. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. 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.. Antonio Hall was named head coach of the McKinley High School football team on Monday. Every day . He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. The sprints werent working,Pattakos said. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. Hall is one of the drivers behind the Marion Motley statue planned for a spot near the Pro Football Hall of Fame. violated the player's constitutional rights, the districts completed internal investigation, interviews with five of the coaches and three players, Hebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish, was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. When Pattakos asked him whether he planned to cut the coaches out of his life forever, the player said, I mean, I dont plan on rebuilding no relationship we had.. McKinley Football Staff Players (57) Staff (1) Antonio Hall Head Coach Are you the coach? We feel the coaches knew what they did and the judge wanted us to be specific. ', Greece's worst-ever rail crash kills dozens, crushes cars, Dust storm turns skies across Texas orange causing low visibility conditions for drivers, What to know about OHSAA district wrestling: Area wrestlers heading to four sites. 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 . He recalled two specific instances, including one where a pepperoni pizza was offered, where he says he told the coaches that he didnt eat pork and the coaches gave him an alternative, such as chicken. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. Pattakos said the punishment was not merely for missing a single voluntary workout. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. 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Black Hebrews, who are more traditional in their practice of Judaism. See below to read the full 10-page ruling from Judge Adams: Copyright 2022 WOIO. You did not serve the community.. . An investigation found the seven staff members made a player eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs. 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. "Josh knew how to play defensive back," Miller said. The player testified that he was grounded because his father found a Black & Mild wrapper. "(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. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. 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