You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The player, who transferred to another school district last school year, said hes still dealing with anxiety and thinks about the May 24 discipline every day. Grimsley's attorney, Bartholomew T. Freeze, could not be reached Thursday. But of course, we don't know they acted as a group. 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 . and last updated 6:19 AM, Jun 02, 2021. 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. Talbert said it was the surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation to fire Wattley and his assistants. A federal judge filed an order Thursday to . 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. You can get anywhere . 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. They lose sleep over me and the boys.. 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.. Pattakos said those two minutes of video would have shown the player shaking hands and hugging the coaches after the discipline was over. There's nobody more tenacious. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. I miss my boys. "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. 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,. Example video title will go here for this video. 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. CANTONMarcus Wattley broke his silence Monday about the discipline of a player that led to the end of his career as McKinley High Schools head football coach. "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. Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview, online post that accompanies the transcripts, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Feb 9. 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. "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. It was probably going to be a touchdown to ice it. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. Pattakos said the punishment was not merely for missing a single voluntary workout. He said the student had stopped regularly communicating with his coaches, had left workouts early, and had been acting disrespectfully to coaches. Its not like they put their hands on me, but they forced me to eat it, he said. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. This was an extraordinary situation we all can learn from, Pattakos said. "I've always thought if he got another shot at a head coaching job, he would flourish. We remain proud to fight for these wrongly maligned coaches and clear their good names in court, Pattakos said. Canton City Schools SuperintendentJeff Talbert reiterated the statements he gave Wednesday when he announced the coaches would face further discipline. This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. All rights reserved. But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton City Schools held a special meeting Thursday evening that addressed a controversy involving seven McKinley High School football coaches and a student-athlete.. If not, then you can leave. Thats the lesson.. 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. Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame. The district has declined to provide details of what happened on May 24. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. 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. 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. I think Carr is really good at it. On 10/28, the McKinley varsity football team won their home playoff game against GlenOak (Canton, OH) by a score of 40-22. 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. One of the state's most successful coaches . Hall, who is coming up on the one-year anniversary of his hire as McKinleys athletic director, playedon McKinleys 1997 and 1998 state championshipteams. He described various drills, including the Hallway of Hell workout, that players had to complete when they were absent. 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. Repository sports writer Josh Weir contributed to this article. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. "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. With the same vote, the board also deemed assistant football coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat and Josh Grimsley as ineligible for future coaching positions. Dan Reardon has been named Canton McKinley High School's new head football coach. Thom McDaniels is a retired Ohio high school football coach.. 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 . "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. 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. Like everyone else in Browns country, Hall tuned into the 2020 head coach search in which the Browns strongly considered McDaniels and Robert Saleh but hired Kevin Stefanski. "I don't think they gave him enough time in Denver. McDaniels kicked in addition to playing quarterback at McKinley when Miller coached the Bulldogs' defensive backs. As for the coaches who had other jobs within the district, there will be upcoming meetings to determine their futures in that capacity. 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. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. Hall is one of the drivers behind the Marion Motley statue planned for a spot near the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 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. 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. 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. McKinley Senior High School Grades 9-12 2323 17th St NW, Canton, OH 44708. Video that shows the events that led to 7 McKinley High School coaches being removed. 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.". Record: 10-0. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. Deservedly so. Monica A. Coleman, a theologian and professor of Africana studies at the University of Delaware, said someHebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish. Nobody wins in this.. … 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.. 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. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. 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. 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. I love them, they know that, Wattley said. 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 . Hall was a star offensive tackle on the Bulldogs' 1997 national championship team and later earned All-SEC honors at Kentucky before stints as an assistant coach at GlenOak, McKinley, and St. Thomas Aquinas. There was no intent (to cause harm), Pattakos said. June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . Pattakos said attempts to settle the lawsuit failed this week when the defendants offered only a four-figure settlement sum. But they should have known that he didnt eat pork, he contends. CANTONWhat Canton City school officials called a misguided attempt to instill discipline has led to the firingof McKinley High School head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistant coaches. I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. … It was nice seeing him, but like, what was going through my mind at the time was the disrespect that they put me through, he testified. The player also pushed back on the coaches statements that they were trying to rescue a troubled player and that he had been grounded by his father for smoking marijuana. 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. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. 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. Hall is a member of the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame and the Canton McKinley Football Hall of Fame. 13 Canton McKinley (11-12) at No. We begged Canton City School District officials to slow their rushed and flawed investigation to account for the truth but they wouldnt listen. Their complex narrative is being analyzed around the country. 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. 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 knew it was coming sooner or later.". 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. John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. He said he later told some of the coaches over the phone that he would get this straightened out because they said some people had suggested that the coaches had tried to physically harm him, which he said was untrue. 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. He was calling an audible. 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 . 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. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. Do you support the move? "As a coach, you can be frustrated watching that. Attorney Ed Gilbert, who is representing the player and his family, called the coaches explanation for their punishment bizarre and a desperate attempt to try to hurt (the players) family. He said no matter what the coaches say, it doesnt excuse them for coercing a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs. 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. He recounted an encounter with one of the coaches at the mall recently. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. CNN Seven of eight Ohio high school football coaches who allegedly forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him. The player testified he walked into the Frank Turk Alberta Football Operations Center and went into the weight room. Gilbert said the player told the coach at least 10 times that he did not eat pork because he and his family are Hebrew Israelites, a faith thatstrictly forbids the consumption of pork or pork residue. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. Its absolutely, totally ridiculous, Gilbert said. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said surveillance video gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendation to dismiss the coaches to the school board. 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. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. We feel that he overreacted.". During this. Eating pork violated the player's Hebrew Israelite faith. Video showed the moments the player claims the coaches forced him to eat a pork-based pepperoni pizza after showing up later to a non-mandatory practice. 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. 330-438-2712 Fax: 330-580-3507 Jonas Wertin, Principal [email protected] McKinley Quick Links McKinley Virtual Tour The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Bottom line: Head coach . The score stayed 12-3. ', 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. Add the football angle of Massillon-Hoban and this is a can't miss. 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. 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. New England Patriots offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels watches from the sidelines during a game against the Dolphins, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. On a. 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. 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. 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'. 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. He always pushes the envelope forward. "Looking back," Hall said, "Cleveland wasn't the right time or the right place. He said thedistricts nearly weeklong investigation found that the coaches on May 24 engaged in actions that were deemed"inappropriate, demeaning and divisive" during a non-mandatory strengthening and conditioning workout in the high schools auxiliary gym. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. Before the pizza incident happened, I respected them and had love for them for what theyve done for me throughout the years, he said, citing the times they would drive him to practice and appointments and helped him get his knee surgery. Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. It was rushed. . He said he would have eaten the chicken nuggets. The Canton City school board on Thursday voted unanimously to not renew the coaching contracts of Wattley,assistant coaches Cade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher, and assistant baseball coach Romero Harris, who hasrelated weight room duties. 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.". As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. They are more than coaches, said Powell, who lost hisfather when he was young. 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. 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. In a letter shared with 3News Investigator Rachel Polansky, Canton City Schools informed Wattley of his placement on administrative leave on Wednesday. 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. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. 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). Allegations that the court says "lumped all the former coaches together without distinguishing the allegations against each individual. Talbert said counselors will be available for the football players Friday. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. All rights reserved. Few have better insight on McDaniels than current McKinley head coach Antonio Hall. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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 said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. Explore the benefits. His statements were supported by five McKinley football players who attended the school board meeting in support of their eight 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. The Ohio Department of Educations professional conduct division also is reviewing whether the coaches should retain their educational and coaching licenses. Records show the Canton City School District and Superintendent Jeff Talbert were already dismissed from the lawsuit. 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. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or [email protected]. He always tries to make the people around him better. CANTON, Ohio (WJW) The Canton City School District Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss further discipline for a group of football coaches. The story was first reported by The Repository on Wednesday as Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert announced that the district had begun investigating a complaint made against the coaches, including McKinley Head Coach Marcus Wattley. … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. CANTON The former McKinley High School football player who is suing the Canton City School District and his former coaches over alleged civil rights violationssays the coaches likely didnt know about his religious beliefs before the day they forced him to eat a pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing a practice. They needed to get through to him some other way. Wattleyallowed the player to pick off the pepperoni butpork residue remained, the attorney said. Canton McKinley High School Head Football Coach Marcus Wattley and six assistant coaches have been fired after trying to force a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs. Game Summary. "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. Canton McKinley sophomore Dante McClellan looks to make a play at Akron East, Wed., Feb. 15, 2023 "We struggled at the rim," Vlkajkovich said. Besides pork, the player said he also abstains from eating seafood because its a bottom feeder, just like a pig.. 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. 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