“He didn’t go and request a meeting with the owner”, Kelly said. LeSean McCoy is clearly not over being traded from Philly.
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When asked on a conference call with Buffalo-based reporters earlier Wednesday if he would shake McCoy’s hand after the game, Kelly responded, “Yeah, I would want to shake LeSean’s hand”.
McCoy leads the Bills, who are 6-6, with 792 rushing yards and is third on the club with five touchdowns.
The soap opera continues Sunday when the Eagles play the Bills. It’s a tough lesson for Kelly, who was in his first offseason having total control of personnel moves. We’re not going to shake no hands. “I just think that how it was handled wasn’t the way it should’ve been handled”. “He knows this. That’s why he said it. I know him”. But I’ll always shake his hand. Kelly told the media that he would be willing to make a peace offering and shake McCoy’s hand.
“It’s a different dynamic in terms of how people defended Dallas [and] in terms of how people defend us”. With many teams typically moving on from their star rushers once they’ve hit the age of 30 or older, Murray really has only a few more years to earn as much as he can as a professional football player.
“I always wanted to talk to LeSean”, Kelly told reporters Wednesday.
Kelly said McCoy rebuffed attempts to discuss the matter.
It isn’t a good habit for players to take their issues straight to the owner because it eliminates the power of the head coach and coaching staff. It’s one of the reasons the Cowboys have had so much trouble winning under Jones, after Jimmy Johnson left.
He referred to McCoy as “one of the premier backs in this game”. “I had to learn the hard way and I’m lucky to be back in the position that I’m in and being the starter again, so I’m definitely not taking that lightly”.
A DeMarco Murray release is something that is actually being considered by the Philadelphia Eagles, according to NBC Sports. “It was definitely made a lot bigger than what it is”.
“Man, listen. I’m not talking to Chip”.
Beating New England gave the Eagles new life in the snail race that is the NFC East. The team is now tied with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins at 5-8. And then all of a sudden, I’m driving to an event and he’s been traded. I texted him I was done. “I’ve got tremendous respect for this man”. When asked if promises to him haven’t been fulfilled, Murray declined to comment.
“He ran from the gun every single snap”, Kelly said. I know how they are.
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But if it is because of the way the trade that sent him from Philadelphia to Buffalo was handled, then the head coach is sorry. You leave the guys you practice with the whole year out there. “And he should not be happy about it. That’s why I would apologize for that”. He isn’t upset about a big team win, or that the Eagles are vying for a playoff berth, but he’s a pro athlete that wants to deliver for those around him.
