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Kelly's success led to a stint in the National Football League (NFL), where he coached for four seasons, three with the Philadelphia Eagles (2013 – 2015) and one with the San Francisco 49ers (2016).
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- He still had two years left on his contract. When the Eagles hired Kelly in 2013, they gave him a five-year deal worth $32.5 million. Since Kelly only made it through three years of the contract, that means the Eagles will be on the hook for $13 million.
- Kelly wasn't a failure. The Eagles might be 6-9 now, but they weren't always bad under Kelly. In each of his first two seasons, Kelly won 10 games with the Eagles, including his first year in 2013, when he led the Eagles to a division title.
- What's next for Kelly? The team you'll hear the most about over the next several days will be the Tennessee Titans. The Titans probably won't hang on to interim coach Mike Mularkey, which would open the door for Kelly to reunite with Marcus Mariota in Tennessee.
- Eagles players had no idea Kelly had been fired. If you were surprised to hear that Kelly got fired, you're not the only one, apparently, no one broke the news to anyone on the Eagles roster before it happened.
May 10, 2024 · One of the most infamous coaching tenures in Eagles history for all the wrong reasons, Chip Kelly’s reign of terror has luckily been swept aside and replaced with a Super Bowl win and another berth back in 2022.
- Liam Jenkins
Jan 18, 2013 · Chip Kelly becomes the first head coach the Eagles have hired directly from the college ranks since Dick Vermeil left UCLA for Philadelphia in 1976. Kelly was 46-7 in 4 seasons at Oregon after taking over for Mike Bellotti.
Jun 21, 2015 · How did Chip Kelly, a nobody from New Hampshire, become a football coach who challenges the rules and traditions of the game? This article explores his background, his ideas, and his methods to change the way football is played.
Dec 30, 2015 · Jeffrey Lurie said he made the decision to part ways with Kelly after a three-year evaluation that showed mediocrity and lack of progress. He also discussed the team's search for a new head coach and the role of Howie Roseman and Tom Donahoe.
