The teammates affidavits also said that Wattley told the player he could leave if he didnt want to participate. Thursdays board action only affects thecoaching contracts. He said he has lost respect for the McKinley coaches he once admired. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. "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,. . MEDINA, Ohio - Solon and Midview both picked up big wins in the OHSAA Division I regional semifinals at Medina High School on Tuesday night. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. "Josh knew how to play defensive back," Miller said. Canton City Schools SuperintendentJeff Talbert reiterated the statements he gave Wednesday when he announced the coaches would face further discipline. McKinley football player Mani Powell said he wants his coaches back. As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. It doesnt make any sense.. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. More about Hebrew Israelites: Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, I miss my boys. This was about something much bigger.. The Canton McKinley grad could be looking at drafting a new quarterback with the No. Theyve run plenty of sprints. 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 . "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. Canton City Schools' administrative team received a report of an incident that took place during its strength and conditioning practice on Monday. He described various drills, including the Hallway of Hell workout, that players had to complete when they were absent. McKinley's Harold Fannin is the Federal League Player of the Year,. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. 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. as the first-year head coach of the Denver Broncos, McDaniels saw his team go . 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. He disputed Pattakos' statement that Wattley had offered the player chicken nuggets or any alternative food. 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. Updated: 1:20 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2021. Game Summary. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. 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. Tournament Game. 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. Dan Reardon has been named Canton McKinley High School's new head football coach. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. "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. But, he still faces the possibility of. 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Grimsley's attorney, Bartholomew T. Freeze, could not be reached Thursday. McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers . This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. Its not like they put their hands on me, but they forced me to eat it, he said. 8/19. CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. More on Canton McKinley football: Canton McKinley Bulldogs 2022 high school football preview. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. 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. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. 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. 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. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. Hall is a member of the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame and the Canton McKinley Football Hall of Fame. ", 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. He was offered chicken (nuggets) and (told), You can sit here and eat. When Pattakos asked him whether he planned to cut the coaches out of his life forever, the player said, I mean, I dont plan on rebuilding no relationship we had.. Following the hearings, the superintendent is expected to make a recommendation to the Canton City school board regarding their employment outside of their coaching positions, according to Canton City Schools spokeswoman Lisa Reicosky. 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. A. Mentor (9-4) [I:1] L. 21-34. Hall, who also serves as McKinley's athletic director,. "This incident does not reflect the Canton City School District's culture of protecting the physical and emotional wellbeing of our students.". McLeods disciplinary hearing with school officials over his job as a safety and security liaison was held earlier Monday. "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. 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. I'm just glad he has this opportunity. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. 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. If not, then you can leave. Thats the lesson.. Other coaches involved have not responded to requests for comment or have declined comment. 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.". I love them, they know that. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. Coaching career. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. 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. Before a playing run in the Canadian Football League, Hall spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, whose head coach was Tony Dungy. … 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.. Judge John Adams found there was not enough evidence to support allegations made by legal representation of the student-athlete. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. 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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. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. 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. 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.". Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. Gilberts attorney, Stephen P. Griffin, declined comment. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. The 17-year-old belongs to. The weekly sessions are now monthly check-ins. Melt Bar & Grilled closes 2 Ohio locations, Ohio Gov. 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. The coach was trying to teach a lesson.". … Physically harming is a lot different. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said surveillance video gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendation to dismiss the coaches to the school board. The lawsuit also had been filed against Canton City school leaders but they were dismissed from the case in January. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The whistleblower who alerted school officials about the alleged actions of Canton McKinley High School coaches said he was unfairly . 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 his staff deserved better than this, and more importantly, so did the young men in that locker room and the whole Canton McKinley community. "Look at how many times (Mayfield) has had the opportunity and hasn't won those games," Rose said. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. 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. 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. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. 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. Nobody wins in this.. "Josh was a coach on the field. "These quarterbacks that get their teams deep in the playoffs all can score in the fourth quarter. 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. The Ohio Department of Educations professional conduct division also is reviewing whether the coaches should retain their educational and coaching licenses. "This report is under investigation, in accordance with our district policies," Canton City Schools told 3News. "The idea was, 'Okay young man, you're so special? Grimsleys message advised Humphrey that he had concerns with how the student was treated. 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. newsletter. 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.. 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'. All rights reserved. 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 . Caserio is general manager of the Houston Texans. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. In an 11-page decision, Judge John Adams wrote there would be no ruling against the coaches "merely because it (the court) may not believe the plaintiff's factual allegations." The Canton Repository has agreed to not name the 17-year-old player, who has received interest from Division I colleges. 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. When Pattakos asked him if he believed that any of the coaches intended to harm him by violating his religious beliefs, the player responded: I dont know what they were what was going through their heads, so I dont know.. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. 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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. The player said he felt badabout eating the ribs after seeing news reports in 2021 that the ribs had been pork. Note: This video has been altered to protect kids' identities. 0:36. June 2, 2021 A high school football coach in Canton, Ohio, and seven assistant coaches have been suspended after punishing a 17-year-old for missing a voluntary practice by forcing him to. Meanwhile,there is still pending litigation in the case the coaches filed against the player, his family, and Canton City Schools. 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.". 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 recounted an encounter with one of the coaches at the mall recently. Canton McKinley pizza scandal: Judge dismisses former football coaches from lawsuit. Example video title will go here for this video. It was along those lines, and the kid knew he was being disciplined. He was calling an audible. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. 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. 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 . CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat it. 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. Other football players who were at the May 24 workout have saidthe coaches never forced the playerto eat the pizza and they gave the player the choice of eating chicken nuggets instead. "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. Updated: Jun. 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 Raiders have a lot of the pieces they need to be a great team, starting with the quarterback. The district has declined to provide details of what happened on May 24. Team Statistics. "It was a situation that deserves to be investigated so we're going to investigate it," Talbert told The Repository. Nobody is perfect, not even Coach Wattley is perfect and he knows that. I learned from a great man how to coach football. Ziegler is the new general manager in Las Vegas; McDaniels is the Raiders' new head coach. 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. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. "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. "McDaniels was a good possession receiver. Its absolutely, totally ridiculous, Gilbert said. He had planned to do some exercises with a stretch band due to his shoulder injury. "He's been the best offensive coordinator in the NFL, I think. His defense is all over the place. 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 . So do my clients.". 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. I was hoping David Carr would come to the Browns. 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. Allegations that the court says "lumped all the former coaches together without distinguishing the allegations against each individual. Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. Gilbert has said the family has agreed to meet with district officials before pursuing a lawsuit. That set up a touchdown. Hall, who is coming up on the one-year anniversary of his hire as McKinleys athletic director, playedon McKinleys 1997 and 1998 state championshipteams. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. Example video title will go here for this video. Las Vegas is, and he's going to rock it 'til the wheels fall off. 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. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. Besides pork, the player said he also abstains from eating seafood because its a bottom feeder, just like a pig.. 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. He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. "I don't think they gave him enough time in Denver. Following a due-process hearing with the Canton City School District June 8, the attorney for Canton McKinley Senior High . Thats why it raises concerns when this young man doesnt text his coaches and explains where he is when they are expecting them to be at a voluntary workout, even though it is voluntary. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. Canton McKinley sophomore Dante McClellan looks to make a play at Akron East, Wed., Feb. 15, 2023 "We struggled at the rim," Vlkajkovich said. The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. He served as interim during the 2021 season. McDaniels is a significant donor. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and seven assistant coaches were suspended last week by the Canton City School District after the 17-year-old reported what happened to him on . 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. Motley played at Canton McKinley High School, which is on the Hall of Fame Village's campus. There was no intent (to cause harm), Pattakos said. Pattakos said the punishment was not merely for missing a single voluntary workout. Attorney Kathryn Perrico, who is representing the Canton City school leaders, responded to Pattakos' statement by saying, "The district maintains that the rulings issued by the court were sound and well-reasoned, and declines to respond to the self-serving and inaccurate statements presented by Peter Pattakos. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! . He always pushes the envelope forward. I wasnt taking it, so then he just sat it down right beside me again. Athletic Director Antonio Hall was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. 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. 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