"There's nobody in the business who is going to work harder than Josh. 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. "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. Its not like they put their hands on me, but they forced me to eat it, he said. He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. Grimsley's attorney, Bartholomew T. Freeze, could not be reached Thursday. School officials told The Repository this week that the school will review its entire athletic program. 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. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. 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. The Rev. Canton McKinley High School football coach Marcus Wattley. 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. 40-22 (W) McKinley vs. GlenOak. But it wasnt until roughly five years later when the player, then in eighth grade, started to strictly follow the faiths dietary restrictions. This community deserves afull and thorough investigation and its obvious that this hasnt happened, said Pattakos, as he pointed to the players. All rights reserved. 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The students said the playerhas since apologized to them and to the coaches. McKinley football player Mani Powellsaid he wants his coaches back. 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. Hall is a member of the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame and the Canton McKinley Football Hall of Fame. McKinley Football Staff Players (57) Staff (1) Antonio Hall Head Coach Are you the coach? And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. 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. The truth about the Canton school board's indefensible decision to fire McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley and his staff over false accusations that they forced a player to eat pork against his religion "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." 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. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. 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. June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. Gilbert has said the player was told that if he didn't eat the pizza, that his teammates would be forced to perform additional drills and that the player's status with the team was in question. He was offered chicken (nuggets) and (told), You can sit here and eat. He recalled two specific instances, including one where a pepperoni pizza was offered, where he says he told the coaches that he didnt eat pork and the coaches gave him an alternative, such as chicken. 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. Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. While two of his teammates have signed affidavits that say the coaches offered the player a nonpork option such as McDonalds or chicken, the player testified, I didnt hear nothing about no chicken nuggets.. GlenOak 22. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. They are more than coaches, said Powell, who lost hisfather when he was young. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. Assistant coachesCade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher, and assistant baseball coach Romero Harris, who hasrelated weight room duties, also were dismissed from the team, but they do not have separate jobs with the Canton City School District. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. 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. 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. A jury trial in Stark County Common Pleas Court is set for Sept. 19. Feb 9. Bottom line: Head coach . Thursdays board action only affects thecoaching contracts. 330-438-2712 Fax: 330-580-3507 Jonas Wertin, Principal wertin_j@ccsdistrict.org 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. This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). He again declined to provide details of what happened that day and saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. Pattakos, who said he,Wattley and McLeod saw the surveillance video for the first time Monday,saidhe isn't giving up on reinstatingWattley and McLeod as McKinley coaches. 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. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. Wattley was hired at McKinley in 2019 and McLeod has been coaching since 2004. 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. "The type of behavior was inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive.". Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. . He said he would have eaten the chicken nuggets. "Josh was a coach on the field. 8/19. Ziegler is the new general manager in Las Vegas; McDaniels is the Raiders' new head coach. Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. Caserio is general manager of the Houston Texans. We feel the coaches knew what they did and the judge wanted us to be specific. 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. I learned from a great man how to coach football," Wattley told media members during a Monday interview. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. 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. Following the vote to relieve Wattley of his duties, the board confirmed athletic director Antonio Hall will serve as interim head football coach for the 2021 season. Location: Massillon, Ohio. Frank McLeod, one of the assistant coaches who was dismissed, on Tuesday said he believes the district's surveillance video clears the coaches. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. 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. More on the McDaniels family: Canton council approves street name change to honor McDaniels football family. We begged Canton City School District officials to slow their rushed and flawed investigation to account for the truth but they wouldnt listen. Pattakos, who said the player apologized to the coaches and showed up for the voluntary workout the next day after his punishment, blames anassistant coach for inflaming the situation by reporting an exaggerated version to administrators and the players family. 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. 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. … 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.. as the first-year head coach of the Denver Broncos, McDaniels saw his team go . 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. Ed Gilbert, the attorney representing the player and his family, told 3News in a statement: "We feel the court made a clear error here. "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. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. Add the football angle of Massillon-Hoban and this is a can't miss. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. 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. I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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,. McKinley Senior High School Grades 9-12 2323 17th St NW, Canton, OH 44708. Seven high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been let go after they allegedly forced a 17-year-old player, who is a Hebrew Israelite and cannot consume pork, to eat a pepperoni pizza . 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. 2022 Canton McKinley Football (6-6) Coach: Antonio Hall. "Josh took after his dad in every aspect," said Kinta Mitchell, a co-captain with McDaniels on the '94 team. Example video title will go here for this video. 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. 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.. Are you hungry? However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. 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. You're the king, you're the prince.' This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. Powell said Wattley and all of the assistant coaches have becomefather figures to him and his teammates. 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. 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. Nordonia, 11-13 last year, was looking to also avenge a 58-42 loss last year to McKinley as a 19th seed in the . Judge John Adams found there was not enough evidence to support allegations made by legal representation of the student-athlete. He has committed to playing football at a Division II university this fall. "This report is under investigation, in accordance with our district policies," Canton City Schools told 3News. 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. 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. 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 . Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. 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. 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. A high school football coach and six assistant coaches McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio, have been fired after they allegedly forced a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs . During this. 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.. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. Its unclear from the players testimony whether the other coaches heard the player talking about his religion. 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. We will continue to make every reasonable effort to ensure that justice is served in this case.. "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 The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player said he was . By The Associated Press. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. 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. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. Im not going to respond to every allegation that comes up because its like a moving target. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! A district investigation found the charges against the coaches to be true, and Superintendent Jeff Talbert called their actions "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive." The others mentioned above stayed in football. and last updated 6:19 AM, Jun 02, 2021. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. Invite the coach 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. MEDINA, Ohio - Solon and Midview both picked up big wins in the OHSAA Division I regional semifinals at Medina High School on Tuesday night. Its unclear whether the player told the coaches about the yardwork. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. Attorney Michael Kahlenberg, who represents the player and his father in the coaches defamation lawsuit, said he cannot comment on pending litigation. Monica A. Coleman, a theologian and professor of Africana studies at the University of Delaware, said someHebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish. A 17-year-old Canton McKinley High School football player is a starting tackle for a big-name football program, but he said he's been left scarred by an incident in which his coaches forced him to eat pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing a practice, despite knowing he doesn't eat pork for religious reasons. ", 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. Canton McKinley football coach's attorney disputes claims by player. ', "His awareness of defenses really struck me. He said he began seeing a counselor in June 2021 and has made progress. "I'm very excited Josh is getting another opportunity. Gilberts attorney, Stephen P. Griffin, declined comment. Motley played at Canton McKinley High School, which is on the Hall of Fame Village's campus. Following a due-process hearing with the Canton City School District June 8, the attorney for Canton McKinley Senior High . Eating pork violated the player's Hebrew Israelite faith. DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 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. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. Few have better insight on McDaniels than current McKinley head coach Antonio Hall. Team Statistics. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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. It was probably going to be a touchdown to ice it. 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. 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. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. 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.. "McDaniels was a good possession receiver. Black Jews, who maintain a Christological perspective and adopt Jewish rituals. On 10/28, the McKinley varsity football team won their home playoff game against GlenOak (Canton, OH) by a score of 40-22. Thom McDaniels is a retired Ohio high school football coach.. misguided attempt to instill discipline, Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges, suspended on May 26 with the other coaches, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. A few thousand watched the Marietta Pioneers nurse a lead against the visiting John Carroll Blue Streaks. The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred . McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. 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. They needed to get through to him some other way. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. 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. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. 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. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. He said hes asked God for forgiveness for eating the pork residue. 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. 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 . Record: 10-0. The score stayed 12-3. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. Mike DeWine suffered injury while in East Palestine, Ohio State Fire Marshal: Oakwood factory fire was not the result of a criminal act, Improvements coming to I-480 near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Ohio football coaches allegedly force Hebrew Israelite student to eat pork for missing practice, Canton City Schools fire 7 football coaches accused of forcing a Hebrew Israelite student to eat pork, Whistleblower says he was unfairly fired following Canton McKinley High School pizza-eating incident, Former Canton-McKinley football coaches sue school district leaders, father of athlete at center of pizza scandal, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Problems. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. 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 . 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. I love them, they know that. Coaching career. 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. "They are not Christian or Muslim. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. He described various drills, including the Hallway of Hell workout, that players had to complete when they were absent. So do my clients.". (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. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. Head coach: Paul Brown. I try to incorporate that with my coaches every day.. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. More on Canton McKinley football: Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview. "Josh came out of the huddle, went up to the line, then stepped back. Anna players and coaches pose with the Division VI state championship trophy following the team's 48-14 win over New Middletown Springfield on Friday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattley's first year,. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. The player said McLeod didnt react and continued to eat the pizza next to him. "We were ahead, with the ball," recalls Kuberacki, 44. "Thom used to tell me, 'You can play him on defense, but if he gets hurt, you're fired.'. 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. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. Ex-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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