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. Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview, online post that accompanies the transcripts, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The coaches, who were dismissed from their coaching and school district jobs last year,have maintained that they did not force the player to eat anything, that they did not know about the players religious faith, they had offered him chicken nuggets as an alternative and it was the players decision to pick off the pepperoni and cheese and eat the pizza. Ex-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "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. But of course, we don't know they acted as a group. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. 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. The father acknowledged that he never explicitly said whether the smoking referred to a cigaror marijuana. Tournament Game. They are more than coaches, said Powell, who lost hisfather when he was young. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. 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. "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. We feel that he overreacted.". The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. Many religious traditions, including smaller traditions that are not well-known to a wider Western public,have food prohibitions and it would be a considerable religiousviolation to force someone to eat something that is considered a religious taboo.". He didnt provide a reason why. As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. More about Hebrew Israelites: Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, I miss my boys. Attorney Michael Kahlenberg, who represents the player and his father in the coaches defamation lawsuit, said he cannot comment on pending litigation. I love them, they know that. He was offered chicken (nuggets) and (told), You can sit here and eat. So, they just kept it there and then when I kicked the box, they brought it back to me, so there was nothing I could do, said the player, according to a transcript of a deposition he gave on June 23. Pattakos said the punishment was not merely for missing a single voluntary workout. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. 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. "(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. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. 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. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. Monica A. Coleman, a theologian and professor of Africana studies at the University of Delaware, said someHebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish. An attorney representing Marcus Wattley told 3News Investigates that there's more to this story that hasn't been told. You did not serve the community.. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. 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. Grimsleys message advised Humphrey that he had concerns with how the student was treated. But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. McKinley football player Mani Powellsaid he wants his coaches back. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. The 17-year-old belongs to. 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. "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. 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The player said coach McLeod had been sitting in a chair beside him eating a piece of the pizza. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. When head coaches like Bob Rupert, Dave Cady and Mike Riley were routinely taking Bulldog teams to the Final Four, they benefitted with better talent, better support, and players with better attitudes, which definitely contributed to their success at Canton McKinley. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. 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. He said he missed some workouts because he was getting paid to do yard work for a coachs friend, a woman at his moms church and his grandfather. Video shows McKinley High School player eating pizza during workout. "Looking back," Hall said, "Cleveland wasn't the right time or the right place. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. 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 McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were firedlast weekfollowingallegations thecoaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary workout. It doesnt make any sense.. I will defer to Judge Haupt and her able staff to handle. 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. The others mentioned above stayed in football. Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. He has committed to playing football at a Division II university this fall. The students said the playerhas since apologized to them and to the coaches. Wattley was hired at McKinley in 2019 and McLeod has been coaching since 2004. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. 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.". He's only saidthe districts completed internal investigation has found that the coaches "engaged in actions that constituted inappropriate, demeaning and divisive behavior in a misguided attempt to instill discipline in the student-athletes.". Gilbert, who did not attend the school board meeting, said the player has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling. 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. 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. Rose's Tigers beat McDaniels' Bulldogs in an overtime shootout in the 100th game between the old rivals, in 1994. McKinley won a rematch in the playoffs two weeks later. "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. 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. Nobody wins in this.. 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. 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.". Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. According to the district, the coaches knew the teen was a member of the Hebrew Israelite faith, and that consuming pork was in violation of his religion's practices. "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. 2022 Canton McKinley Football (6-6) Coach: Antonio Hall. 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. By The Associated Press. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. With the same vote, the board also deemed assistant football coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat and Josh Grimsley as ineligible for future coaching positions. 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. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattley's first year,. They lose sleep over me and the boys.. McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers . "I remember sitting in the stands watching a McKinley-Masillon ninth-grade game," Rose said. Nordonia, 11-13 last year, was looking to also avenge a 58-42 loss last year to McKinley as a 19th seed in the . It wont be the same without them, said Powell, a rising senior who is considered McKinley's top returning player. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. I miss my boys. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. . 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. 7 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. All rights reserved. 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. Do you support the move? This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 8/19. Repository sports writer Josh Weir contributed to this article. "Caserio was a standout," said Kuberacki. Following the vote, Talbert rejected Pattakos statement that the districts investigation was rushed, noting the video gave them enough information to determine that the coaches acted inappropriately. The Pattakos Law Firm, which represents the former coaches, released a statement after the ruling that said, in part: From the moment these absurd and sensational accusations first went public there were numerous eyewitnesses, including the alleged victims teammates, who were jumping out of their shoes to confirm that the accusations were false. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. He described various drills, including the Hallway of Hell workout, that players had to complete when they were absent. 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. Sure, I would have loved it if he had been head coach of the Browns, but I'm glad he has this opportunity. 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. Six former Canton-McKinley High School football coaches have filed a civil lawsuit alleging district leaders and a player's father and attorney defamed them, damaged their reputations and caused . Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. 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 Canton McKinley vs. Massillon Washington rivalry is the 13th most played rivalry in the nation, with 129 meetings between the schools. We hope that the district can acknowledge that, too, and bring everyone together.. 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. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. McKinley started the shortened 2020 COVID season 3-0 before losing three of its final five games. McKinley's Harold Fannin Jr. runs after a catch against GlenOak at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. 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. 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. An investigation found the seven staff members made a player eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! Talbert said counselors will be available for the football players Friday. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. … 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. 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. That's why he is going to be successful in Vegas. I don't think that's going to happen now, with Josh there.". I knew it was coming sooner or later.". Superintendent Jeff Talbert said surveillance video gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendation to dismiss the coaches to the school board. 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. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. He went on to play at the University of Kentucky and in the Canadian Football League with Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan. Gilbert said the family has delayed filing its lawsuit because the district has asked to mediate the dispute out of court. Canton McKinley pizza scandal: Judge dismisses former football coaches from lawsuit. Box Score. Pattakos said those two minutes of video would have shown the player shaking hands and hugging the coaches after the discipline was over. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. . 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. Kuberacki went on to a fascinating Air Force career that is its own story. "They are not Christian or Muslim. 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. Canton City Schools SuperintendentJeff Talbert reiterated the statements he gave Wednesday when he announced the coaches would face further discipline. Theyve run plenty of sprints. He had planned to do some exercises with a stretch band due to his shoulder injury. This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. Thom McDaniels is a retired Ohio high school football coach.. 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. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. . 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. 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.. 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. Are you hungry? I learned from a great man how to coach football," Wattley told media members during a Monday interview. 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.. 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 . 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 . "Josh took after his dad in every aspect," said Kinta Mitchell, a co-captain with McDaniels on the '94 team. A district investigation found the charges against the coaches to be true, and Superintendent Jeff Talbert called their actions "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive." Explore the benefits. The district has sent its investigation to the Ohio Department of Education's professional conduct division andthe Canton City Police Department for review. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. The player, whom the Repository has agreed to not identify,has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling, the attorney said. The player said McLeod didnt react and continued to eat the pizza next to him. John Carroll went on to an 18-12 win. "I've always thought if he got another shot at a head coaching job, he would flourish. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . In a letter shared with 3News Investigator Rachel Polansky, Canton City Schools informed Wattley of his placement on administrative leave on Wednesday. The district has declined to provide details of what happened on May 24. 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.. McDaniels had a 26-year head coaching career that included head coaching stops at Warren G. Harding High School, Canton McKinley High School and Massillon Jackson High School. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler in Seattle, last offseason engineered his way to Denver (and to a new . Canton City Schools' administrative team received a report of an incident that took place during its strength and conditioning practice on Monday. He has beenan assistant coach at McKinley, GlenOak and St. Thomas Aquinas. But they should have known that he didnt eat pork, he contends. This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. 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. The player said in his rush to eat the pizza so his teammates could stop the workout sooner, he believes he left some cheese on the pizza. I love them, they know that, Wattley said. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The whistleblower who alerted school officials about the alleged actions of Canton McKinley High School coaches said he was unfairly . And then there was this crust left, and Coach Brodie ordered me to eat the crust too till it was all gone for the team to be done.. Attorney Peter Pattakos, the lead attorney representing six of the former McKinley football coaches in two of the lawsuits related to the pizza-eating incident, on Thursday released a 298-page transcript of the players roughlyseven-hour testimony that was taken as part of a court deposition. We feel the coaches knew what they did and the judge wanted us to be specific. CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. 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 . One of the state's most successful coaches . Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. 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. He was calling an audible. 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. 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