Charles "Chip" Kelly

Charles "Chip" Edward Kelly was born in 1963, in Dover, New Hampshire. He attended Manchester Central High School. Charles earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1990. From 2007-2012 he coached at the University of Oregon. January 16, 2013, he agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles 'professional football team'. The word "professional" should be highlighted in the aforementioned sentence.

United States Census racial demographics for the state of New Hampshire, as of 2014, 1.5% African American. In 2010, New Hampshire's black population was 1.1%. Religious breakdown: Protestant 34%, Catholic 29%, Jewish 1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, Buddhist 1%, Hindu 0.5%, non-religious 26%.

In the city of Dover, today, the black population is 1.2%. I tried to find the stats for Dover, NH in 1970 but could not find it. The point being made by highlighting a brief history of one Charles "Chip" Kelly is that none of this says he's a racist (as some of his former players have pointed out; as keeping Riley Cooper on the roster after his egregious comment at a Country/Western concert), but what it clearly points out is that Mr. Kelly is not comfortable doing business with, or interacting with people of color, simply because he has very little experience in that area.

The word "professional" was highlighted earlier because, Chip is now a coach of GROWN men, he's no longer coaching 18 and 19-year-olds, these are grown men who will sometimes challenge his 'authority' as coach; and keep it mind, NFL players have a right to speak their minds just as you, the reader, have a right to challenge your supervisors and managers at your place of employment.

Players that have been released on Chip Kelly's watch: LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, and Jeremy Maclin, these are not marginal players.

These are cream-of-the-crop players at their positions, yet Coach Kelly chose to let those players go (also indirectly labeling Jackson as having possible 'gang affiliations' to justify releasing one of the most dangerous wide-receivers in the NFL - can go the distance from anywhere on the field), while holding on to the controversial, below-average receiver, Riley Cooper (also signed him to a new contract).

Kelly needs to take racial sensitivity training along with other diversity courses. Doing so, will help him not only as professional football coach, but it will help him to grow morally and spiritually as well.

The bottom-line, if he wins, this entire conversation and the opinions of former players will be moot; if he's not productive, this will probably be his last season in Philly, and he can get back to the college game that, at present, he's much more suited for.