Yet, he admits he didnt notify coaches on May 20, 2021, that he wouldnt be at practice that day because he wanted to rest an injured shoulder. 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. He blamed the district for conducting a rushed and incomplete investigation, noting that Wattley was interviewed for only 18 minutes and that only three of the 40 players present wereinterviewed. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. It doesnt make any sense.. Repository sports writer Josh Weir contributed to this article. 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 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. Gilbert, who did not attend the school board meeting, said the player has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. 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 . 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 . He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. The player said he felt badabout eating the ribs after seeing news reports in 2021 that the ribs had been pork. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. Gilbert said the family has delayed filing its lawsuit because the district has asked to mediate the dispute out of court. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! 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. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. Powell said Wattley and all of the assistant coaches have becomefather figures to him and his teammates. "He's been the best offensive coordinator in the NFL, I think. "There's nobody in the business who is going to work harder than Josh. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The whistleblower who alerted school officials about the alleged actions of Canton McKinley High School coaches said he was unfairly . 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 . McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers . 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. He was asked to accept this form of a lesson. He said he has lost respect for the McKinley coaches he once admired. He said hes asked God for forgiveness for eating the pork residue. 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. John Carroll went on to an 18-12 win. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. Video that shows the events that led to 7 McKinley High School coaches being removed. The lawsuit also had been filed against Canton City school leaders but they were dismissed from the case in January. He saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. We wont stop fighting until we get them back., More about McKinley's new head coach: Interim McKinley Bulldogs football coach Antonio Hall will look to 'put our kids first'. The attorney for that Canton McKinley football player made wild accusations of anti-Semitism that caused these coaches to be terminated, lose their jobs and be smeared in the local,. 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. Melt Bar & Grilled closes 2 Ohio locations, Ohio Gov. 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). On 10/28, the McKinley varsity football team won their home playoff game against GlenOak (Canton, OH) by a score of 40-22. "This incident does not reflect the Canton City School District's culture of protecting the physical and emotional wellbeing of our students.". 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. Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. His defense is all over the place. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. The 17-year-old belongs to. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. 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. A federal judge in U.S. District Court dismissed seven former football coaches from a lawsuit filed by a former football player and his family, citing insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. But they should have known that he didnt eat pork, he contends. This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). By The Associated Press. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. 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. I was hoping David Carr would come to the Browns. 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. No Bulldogs coachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. Talbert said it was the surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation to fire Wattley and his assistants. "What I can tell you is that all of our athletes are safe, we are continuing on with our strengthening and conditioning program and we will investigate this according to our district policies. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. "The type of behavior was inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive.". In 2018, Dungy sharply criticized Josh McDaniels for backing out of a head coaching opportunity with the Colts, which is part of the complex national narrative. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. 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. 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. Canton McKinley pizza scandal: Judge dismisses former football coaches from lawsuit. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. "Josh took after his dad in every aspect," said Kinta Mitchell, a co-captain with McDaniels on the '94 team. His statements were supported by five McKinley football players who attended the school board meeting in support of their eight coaches. But, he still faces the possibility of. After the hearings, Canton City Schools spokeswoman Lisa Reicosky said Superintendent Jeff Talbertis expectedto make a recommendation to the Canton City school board regarding their employment outside of their coaching positions. Meanwhile,there is still pending litigation in the case the coaches filed against the player, his family, and Canton City Schools. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . Grimsleys message advised Humphrey that he had concerns with how the student was treated. Talbert said counselors will be available for the football players Friday. Ed Gilbert, the attorney representing the player and his family, told 3News in a statement: "We feel the court made a clear error here. 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. 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. newsletter. Talbert, a former head football coach, said surveillance video of the high school's auxiliary gym gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to dismiss the coaches for behavior that fell short of the district's professional and ethical standards. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. Example video title will go here for this video. GlenOak 22. Athletic Director Antonio Hall was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. 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. CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. 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. 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They have insisted they weretrying to rescue a troubled player whose off-the-field behavior was influencing his teammates and was jeopardizing his future as a Division I college athlete. It has left one of Ohio's most storied prep football programs working quickly to reset for its upcoming season and the Canton City School District in limbo as it awaits word on whetherthe player's familywill file a First Amendment lawsuitand whether criminal hazing chargeswill be filed against the coaches. "I've always thought if he got another shot at a head coaching job, he would flourish. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. I learned from a great man how to coach football," Wattley told media members during a Monday interview. 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. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . 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. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@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.. He always tries to make the people around him better. Video shows McKinley High School player eating pizza during workout. There's nobody more tenacious. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. He served as interim during the 2021 season. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. 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 . And I was cussing at them, and they were saying, Oh, then he was like, when did he get so tough?. He recounted an encounter with one of the coaches at the mall recently. as the first-year head coach of the Denver Broncos, McDaniels saw his team go . June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. The sprints werent working,Pattakos said. Hall is one of the drivers behind the Marion Motley statue planned for a spot near the Pro Football Hall of Fame. CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. Beyond the disciplinary hearings, two other investigations remain open: The Canton City police department is investigating whether the coaches conduct rises to the level of a criminal hazing charge. There was no intent (to cause harm), Pattakos said. Box Score. 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. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. 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. An attorney representing Marcus Wattley told 3News Investigates that there's more to this story that hasn't been told. "It's not going to get the coaches their jobs back. As we approach trial, any attempt to taint a jury pool is truly not a practice I would ever engage. McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. McDaniels kicked in addition to playing quarterback at McKinley when Miller coached the Bulldogs' defensive backs. 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. Head coach: Paul Brown. They have said the player chose to pick the pepperoni off the pizza and eat it. Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. He described various drills, including the Hallway of Hell workout, that players had to complete when they were absent. "I don't think they gave him enough time in Denver. Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. I just always told them whenever they bought food and stuff, I told them I dont eat pork and left it at that, he said. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. Sure, I would have loved it if he had been head coach of the Browns, but I'm glad he has this opportunity. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. 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. McKinley Senior High School Grades 9-12 2323 17th St NW, Canton, OH 44708. Wattley and his staff deserved better than this, and more importantly, so did the young men in that locker room and the whole Canton McKinley community. The others mentioned above stayed in football. No. 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. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. 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. He wasnt forced to eat pork. 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. I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - During a special meeting of the Canton City School Board on Thursday evening, the board voted unanimously to terminate the day jobs of three former assistant football. "We are confident that under Coach Hall's leadership, our football program will be in very capable and experienced hands and our student-athletes will have a rewarding experience," Rinaldi said. CANTON, Ohio (WJW)- The family of a McKinley High School football player is calling for more action after it says the head coach forced the teen to eat a pizza. He didnt provide a reason why. 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. More on Canton McKinley football: Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview. The player, who is now 18 years old,said he never brought up his religion to his McKinley coaches or his teammates. 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. All rights reserved. Invite the coach They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat it. 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. 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 . Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. Canton McKinley sophomore Dante McClellan looks to make a play at Akron East, Wed., Feb. 15, 2023 "We struggled at the rim," Vlkajkovich said. All rights reserved. Feb 9. The most important thing for Mr. Wattley at this point is that the truth comes out so that his name is cleared of these ridiculous charges against him, and we will make sure that happens. Antonio Hall was named head coach of the McKinley High School football team on Monday. Attorney Michael Kahlenberg, who represents the player and his father in the coaches defamation lawsuit, said he cannot comment on pending litigation. "It was a situation that deserves to be investigated so we're going to investigate it," Talbert told The Repository. 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. More on the McDaniels family: Canton council approves street name change to honor McDaniels football family. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. McKinley started the shortened 2020 COVID season 3-0 before losing three of its final five games. In the trial that was to start Monday, Stark County Common Pleas Judge Natalie Haupt had dismissed Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert and board members John J.R. Rinaldi, Scott Russ, Kim Brown, David Kaminski and Eric Resnick from the case. 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.. 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. The lawyer representing the students family did not immediately return 19 News request for comment. The attorney alsoblamesthe Canton City School District for conducting a rushed and incomplete investigation, an accusation the district denies. 7 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. It was just hurting to lift it in the air., When a coach sent him a text message asking him about his absence, the player responded that Ill owe you Monday.. District officials have said the surveillance cameras only record when it detects movement as a way to save memory and believe the camera didn't detect movement during the two-minute gap. The score stayed 12-3. The students said the playerhas since apologized to them and to the coaches. Two days after Grimsley sent the message, the district suspended Grimsley, Wattley and six other assistant coaches while it investigated allegations of misconduct before firing Wattley, Grimsley and five other coaches on June 3. All rights reserved. Its unclear whether the player told the coaches about the yardwork. 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. 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. We have a number of careers that have been destroyed here. He has been on staff, mostly as offensive coordinator, for all nine of Bill Belichick's New England Super Bowls. "He's proven he's a hell of a coach," Rose said. 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. "They are not Christian or Muslim. 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. For inexplicable reasons, the board denied this basic request and refused to listen to these young men, reflecting that the district's leadership is not interested in the truth of this matter, and is instead motivated by something else. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. Traffic alert: Crash closes 224 West at Kenmore Leg in Summit County, Fan Expo Cleveland to feature 'The Office' cast, Christina Ricci and more as celebrity guests this March, FORECAST | Another surge in temps with highs topping 60 degrees, 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids making approach to Earth this week, an investigation into misconduct against a player, Bigger than basketball: How a small team, facing huge odds, became champions, Keith Wakefield retires after 30 seasons as Perry Panthers football coach, OHSAA to expand football playoffs to 16 teams, Romero Harris - Weight room coach and baseball assistant. All rights reserved. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. Canton McKinley Bulldogs. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. Canton McKinley football coach's attorney disputes claims by player. Attorney Edward Gilbert, who is representing the 17-year-old player at the center of the controversyand his family, on June 14 released the surveillance video that was taken on May 24 when the family says Wattley and his staff forced the player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary workout. 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,. Canton McKinley High School football coach Marcus Wattley. 8/19. 40-22 (W) McKinley vs. GlenOak. "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. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Former Canton McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley is still fighting to get his job back as the head coach of the Bulldogs. He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. A native of Canton, Ohio, President McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War and is assassinated in 1901. . Nobody is perfect, not even Coach Wattley is perfect and he knows that. More about Hebrew Israelites: Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, I miss my boys. This community deserves afull and thorough investigation and its obvious that this hasnt happened, said Pattakos, as he pointed to the players. Claim this team Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. 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