It is a substantial piece of justice for the coaches that they are very grateful for.". Further action may be taken on the employment contracts of the four oustedcoaches Wattley, Grimsley,McLeodand Sweat who hold other positions within the district, Talbert said. Example video title will go here for this video. He always tries to make the people around him better. During this. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were fired last week following allegations the coaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni. 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. This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. I learned from a great man how to coach football. 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. 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). Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. 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. According to Gilbert,Wattley on May 24 ordered the player to sit in a chair in the middle of the gym and consume an entire pepperoni pizza while his teammates andcoaches yelled at him. "The idea was, 'Okay young man, you're so special? I'm just glad he has this opportunity. 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. 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. He was calling an audible. He was offered chicken (nuggets) and (told), You can sit here and eat. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. MEDINA, Ohio - Solon and Midview both picked up big wins in the OHSAA Division I regional semifinals at Medina High School on Tuesday night. 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.. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattley's first year,. A. Mentor (9-4) [I:1] L. 21-34. Poll: Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. 0:36. Video shows McKinley High School player eating pizza during workout. When Pattakos asked him if he believed that any of the coaches intended to harm him by violating his religious beliefs, the player responded: I dont know what they were what was going through their heads, so I dont know.. 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. Theyve run plenty of sprints. Dan Reardon has been named Canton McKinley High School's new head football coach. 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. "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. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. 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. Nobody wins in this.. Nobody is perfect, not even Coach Wattley is perfect and he knows that. Thats why it raises concerns when this young man doesnt text his coaches and explains where he is when they are expecting them to be at a voluntary workout, even though it is voluntary. 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. He went on to play at the University of Kentucky and in the Canadian Football League with Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan. DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. GlenOak 22. 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. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. Talbert said it was the surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation to fire Wattley and his assistants. 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. 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 City Schools' administrative team received a report of an incident that took place during its strength and conditioning practice on Monday. 3. The coaches had filed the lawsuit in July 2021 after they said their reputations had been damaged by the false accusation that they punished the then-17-year-old football player on May 24, 2021, by forcing him to eat a pepperoni pizza while knowing that it was against his religious beliefs. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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. 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." "This young man is one of the most talented members of the team and he's let the team down, not showing up to practices, not communicating with his team, not fulfilling the role of a team leader," attorney Peter Pattakos told 3News. 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. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. 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. June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. . Are you hungry? Thursdays board action only affects thecoaching contracts. Repository reporters Kelli Weir, Charita Goshay,Steve Doerschuk and Josh Weir contributed to this story. Allegations that the court says "lumped all the former coaches together without distinguishing the allegations against each individual. 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. 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. It wont be the same without them, said Powell, a rising senior who is considered McKinley's top returning player. 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. (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. 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. 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. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. "Caserio was a standout," said Kuberacki. The sprints werent working, Pattakos said. 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. Gilbert, who did not attend the school board meeting, said the player has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling. 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. I love them, they know that. CANTON - The former McKinley High School football player who is suing the Canton City School District and his former coaches over alleged civil rights violations says the coaches likely. "Black Hebrew Israelites consider themselves Jews; I also consider them to be a Black religionbearing many of the markers of African American spirituality," she said. The student, now 18, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Akron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against the Canton City School District and his former coaches. He saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. According to his deposition testimony, the players father first introduced the family to the Hebrew Israelite faith in 2013. 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. Do you support the move, Interim McKinley Bulldogs football coach Antonio Hall will look to 'put our kids first', Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Records show the Canton City School District and Superintendent Jeff Talbert were already dismissed from the lawsuit. It was probably going to be a touchdown to ice it. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. He has committed to playing football at a Division II university this fall. 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. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. 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. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The trial was set to begin Monday in Stark County Common Pleas Court. … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. 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. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. 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. 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 . "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. CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. The player, who is now 18 years old,said he never brought up his religion to his McKinley coaches or his teammates. CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. The Ohio Department of Educations professional conduct division also is reviewing whether the coaches should retain their educational and coaching licenses. 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. McKinley Football Staff Players (57) Staff (1) Antonio Hall Head Coach Are you the coach? ", Attorney Michael J. Kahlenberg, who is representing the player and Walker, said the voluntary dismissal of a civil lawsuit is common, but, "Our pool of potential jurors deserves better. 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. McKinley football player Mani Powell said he wants his coaches back. 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 . Every day . He wasnt forced to eat pork. 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. Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. Theyve run plenty of sprints. 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. ', 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. The player, whom the Repository has agreed to not identify,has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling, the attorney said. He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. Black Jews, who maintain a Christological perspective and adopt Jewish rituals. "The Raiders have a lot of the pieces they need to be a great team, starting with the quarterback. to me "dogging" Wattley because you couldn't stand the fact I said McK football is in a much better place now than two years ago and then had to make your 2nd profile of the day yesterday to pose . London Fletcher ran up and dove and hit the back of my ankle. "I remember sitting in the stands watching a McKinley-Masillon ninth-grade game," Rose said. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. Eating pork violated the player's Hebrew Israelite faith. He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. And I was cussing at them, and they were saying, Oh, then he was like, when did he get so tough?. 2022 Canton McKinley Football (6-6) Coach: Antonio Hall. Kuberacki went on to a fascinating Air Force career that is its own story. "Josh came out of the huddle, went up to the line, then stepped back. He was one of several football players who attended the disciplinary hearing Monday to show their support for Wattley. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. 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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. A district investigation found the charges against the coaches to be true, and Superintendent Jeff Talbert called their actions "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive." Explore the benefits. 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. Athletic Director Antonio Hall was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. Claim this team Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. Im not going to respond to every allegation that comes up because its like a moving target. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. The player testified he walked into the Frank Turk Alberta Football Operations Center and went into the weight room. With Josh going there now, Carr staying is a done deal.". 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. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. John Carroll quarterback Nick Caserio ended the third quarter with two completions to receiver Dave Ziegler, then opened the fourth quarter with a 12-yard strike to McDaniels. as the first-year head coach of the Denver Broncos, McDaniels saw his team go . 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. 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. There's nobody more tenacious. All rights reserved. Following the vote, Talbert rejected Pattakos statement that the districts investigation was rushed, noting the video gave them enough information to determine that the coaches acted inappropriately. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. 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. McDaniels kicked in addition to playing quarterback at McKinley when Miller coached the Bulldogs' defensive backs. Dominique Sanders' squad had something to itself and 13th-seeded Canton McKinley. He has been Canton's AD for less than a year. He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. We will continue to make every reasonable effort to ensure that justice is served in this case.. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. A federal judge filed an order Thursday to . CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. 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. He was asked to accept this form of a lesson. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . They have said the player chose to pick the pepperoni off the pizza and eat it. Rose's Tigers beat McDaniels' Bulldogs in an overtime shootout in the 100th game between the old rivals, in 1994. The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. 7 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. 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. Feb 9. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. 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. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattleys first year, winning a Federal League championship. 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. 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. 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. No. Powell said Wattley and all of the assistant coaches have becomefather figures to him and his teammates. Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. John Carroll went on to an 18-12 win. Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. Talbert said assistant coach Badre El Bardawil, who also had been suspended on May 26 with the other coaches, remains an assistant coachbecause the evidence did not show that he performed in the same manner as the other coaches.. But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. 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. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. 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. Deservedly so. He has been on staff, mostly as offensive coordinator, for all nine of Bill Belichick's New England Super Bowls. On 10/28, the McKinley varsity football team won their home playoff game against GlenOak (Canton, OH) by a score of 40-22. Ex-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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 . The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred . McKinley's Harold Fannin Jr. runs after a catch against GlenOak at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. All rights reserved. You did not serve the community.. Their complex narrative is being analyzed around the country. 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. And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. Pattakos also states that hes releasing the transcripts in the interest of correcting the record and mitigating the damage caused by the defamatory accusations that have ruined the reputations of former McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and his former assistant coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat, Romero Harris, Cade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher. I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. You want special treatment? 2023 www.cantonrep.com. Do you support the move? 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. 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 . Pattakos said the punishment was not merely for missing a single voluntary workout. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. 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. Assistant coach Badre ElBardawil, who also had beensuspended on May 26 with the other coaches, remains an assistant coach with McKinley because district officials said the evidence did not show that he performed in the same manner as the other coaches.. This was about something much bigger.. School board president John "J.R." 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. The score stayed 12-3. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. Hall, who also serves as McKinley's athletic director,. Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). We remain proud to fight for these wrongly maligned coaches and clear their good names in court, Pattakos said. As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. The coach was trying to teach a lesson.". 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