With the same vote, the board also deemed assistant football coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat and Josh Grimsley as ineligible for future coaching positions. "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. A federal judge filed an order Thursday to . The student, now 18, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Akron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against the Canton City School District and his former coaches. The district has sent its investigation to the Ohio Department of Education's professional conduct division andthe Canton City Police Department for review. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. 3. "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. According to Pattakos and the students, the player had the ability to leave at any time and Wattley had offered the player chicken nuggets instead of the pizza after the player said he didnt eat pork. But of course, we don't know they acted as a group. Ex-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. 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. Few have better insight on McDaniels than current McKinley head coach Antonio Hall. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. 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. 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.. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. ", SUBSCRIBE:Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! Black Israelites, who are most nationalistic and furthest from traditional Judaism. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach, whom he did not name, wanted Wattleys job. 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. Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. 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. Canton City Schools SuperintendentJeff Talbert reiterated the statements he gave Wednesday when he announced the coaches would face further discipline. Motley played at Canton McKinley High School, which is on the Hall of Fame Village's campus. He didnt provide a reason why. He has been on staff, mostly as offensive coordinator, for all nine of Bill Belichick's New England Super Bowls. I said I dont eat pepperoni because I dont want to eat it because the grease is cooked in with the cheese. I miss my boys. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. A district investigation found the charges against the coaches to be true, and Superintendent Jeff Talbert called their actions "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive." As of Monday, both investigations were ongoing. 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 told them that I was smoking marijuana because I didnt want them to know that I was smoking Black & Milds because I thought Black & Milds was worse than marijuana, the player testified. He wasnt forced to eat pork. He said the student had stopped regularly communicating with his coaches, had left workouts early, and had been acting disrespectfully to coaches. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. We remain proud to fight for these wrongly maligned coaches and clear their good names in court, Pattakos said. McKinley's Harold Fannin is the Federal League Player of the Year,. And then … they start telling everyone to get around the gym with the 45-pound plates, and then they start saying if I dont eat it, then the team will have to keep doing the punishment until its all gone. MEDINA, Ohio - Solon and Midview both picked up big wins in the OHSAA Division I regional semifinals at Medina High School on Tuesday night. ", More Stark County sports from Steve Doerschuk: 'I know where to go and pour them': Fate of 40-year-old Hudepohl six-packs rides on Bengals winning AFC title, Super Bowl. Traffic alert: Crash closes 224 West at Kenmore Leg in Summit County, Fan Expo Cleveland to feature 'The Office' cast, Christina Ricci and more as celebrity guests this March, FORECAST | Another surge in temps with highs topping 60 degrees, 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids making approach to Earth this week, Marcus Wattley and six of his assistant coaches were fired by Canton City Schools, Canton McKinley student allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza files a lawsuit against Canton City Schools in U.S. District Court, Attorney: Fired Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley never forced player to eat pork, Canton McKinley football coaches fired for pizza incident file defamation suit, Canton McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley, 6 assistants fired following misconduct investigation. We have a number of careers that have been destroyed here. The score stayed 12-3. You did not serve the community.. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. Several years earlier, Lee Kuberacki had explored transferring to McKinley High School, but he stayed at Canton South partly because the Bulldogs already had a quarterback McDaniels. It was probably going to be a touchdown to ice it. In an email to 3News, Canton City Schools says its administrative team received a report of an incident that took place on Monday, May 24, during McKinley footballs strength and conditioning practice. He is McKinley's fifth head coach in 10 seasons. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. Every day . He always tried to do the best he could at anything he did. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. 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 . You can get anywhere . The player testified that he was grounded because his father found a Black & Mild wrapper. Theyve run plenty of sprints. 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. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. If not, then you can leave. Thats the lesson.. … 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. 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. Record: 10-0. ", "It's (the dismissal) not going to fix the damage that has been done," said Peter Pattakos, the attorney representing the coaches. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. 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 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. Former McKinley football coaches dismiss defamation lawsuit, intend to refile Kelli Weir The Repository 0:00 0:57 The former Canton McKinley football coaches who have been waiting for. 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. Eating pork violated the player's Hebrew Israelite faith. "We were ahead, with the ball," recalls Kuberacki, 44. 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. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. More about Hebrew Israelites: Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, I miss my boys. Invite the coach A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. 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. Canton McKinley High School Head Football Coach Marcus Wattley and five assistant coaches are suing Canton City school officials and others for spreading "false, malicious and extremely defamatory statements" that cost them their jobs and their reputations. 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. Judge John Adams found there was not enough evidence to support allegations made by legal representation of the student-athlete. (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. 40-22 (W) McKinley vs. GlenOak. Traffic alert: Crash closes 224 West at Kenmore Leg in Summit County, Fan Expo Cleveland to feature 'The Office' cast, Christina Ricci and more as celebrity guests this March, FORECAST | Another surge in temps with highs topping 60 degrees, 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids making approach to Earth this week, an investigation into misconduct against a player, Bigger than basketball: How a small team, facing huge odds, became champions, Keith Wakefield retires after 30 seasons as Perry Panthers football coach, OHSAA to expand football playoffs to 16 teams, Romero Harris - Weight room coach and baseball assistant. It was along those lines, and the kid knew he was being disciplined. We feel that he overreacted.". CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. 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 . His defense is all over the place. Sure, I would have loved it if he had been head coach of the Browns, but I'm glad he has this opportunity. 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. It remains a tragedy that these good men lost their jobs over this but with todays ruling theyve at least received some small measure of justice and they are extremely grateful for that.. Deservedly so. Pattakos said those two minutes of video would have shown the player shaking hands and hugging the coaches after the discipline was over. Earlier this month, Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert released a video statement to, "set the record straight" about the recent firing of seven McKinley High School football coaches. Feb 9. 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. 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.. 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. 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 . Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. He later called the special board meeting that resulted in the] group of coaches losing their jobs. 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. Its unclear from the players testimony whether the other coaches heard the player talking about his religion. They are more than coaches, said Powell, who lost hisfather when he was young. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. This was about something much bigger.. Wattleyallowed the player to pick off the pepperoni butpork residue remained, the attorney said. Wattley, who was hired as McKinley's coach in 2019, said he misses his players. December 4, 2004 (at Canton Fawcett Stadium) Canton McKinley 3 7 0 0 10 (11-4) Cincinnati Colerain 6 17 20 7 50 (15-0) Coaches: Brian Cross (Canton McKinley); Kerry Coombs (Cincinnati Colerain) Attendance (unofficial): 16,885. Video shows McKinley High School player eating pizza during workout. The sprints werent working,Pattakos said. More:Canton McKinley High School football coaches to face further discipline, possible criminal charges. June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. It was rushed. … Physically harming is a lot different. In a letter shared with 3News Investigator Rachel Polansky, Canton City Schools informed Wattley of his placement on administrative leave on Wednesday. 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. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. He blamed the district for conducting a rushed and incomplete investigation, noting that Wattley was interviewed for only 18 minutes and that only three of the 40 players present wereinterviewed. 0:36. You want special treatment? McKinley started the shortened 2020 COVID season 3-0 before losing three of its final five games. He said he has lost respect for the McKinley coaches he once admired. After I got off the phone call, I thought to myself, like I cant like what they did to me was just too far extreme disrespect, so I just left it there.. "Looking back," Hall said, "Cleveland wasn't the right time or the right place. John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. . The player said coach McLeod had been sitting in a chair beside him eating a piece of the pizza. Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). Bottom line: Head coach . I think Carr is really good at it. 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. "Josh came out of the huddle, went up to the line, then stepped back. There's nobody more tenacious. He was one of several football players who attended the disciplinary hearing Monday to show their support for Wattley and McLeod. 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. Gilbert says his team, the player, and his family are now determining if they will appeal the dismissal. 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. CANTON, Ohio The lawyer for a Canton McKinley High School football player has released video that he says contradicts claims that the student was not forced to consume a pepperoni pizza. 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. Las Vegas is, and he's going to rock it 'til the wheels fall off. 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. With Josh going there now, Carr staying is a done deal.". They needed to get through to him some other way. Records show the Canton City School District and Superintendent Jeff Talbert were already dismissed from the lawsuit. . 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. 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. 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. 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. "Josh knew how to play defensive back," Miller said. He has been Canton's AD for less than a year. He was so far ahead ahead of the curve.". A football player's family has accused Wattley and his assistant coaches offorcing the player to consume an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs as punishment for missing a voluntary May 20 strengthening and conditioning workout. "I'm very excited Josh is getting another opportunity. Nordonia, 11-13 last year, was looking to also avenge a 58-42 loss last year to McKinley as a 19th seed in the . Head coach: Paul Brown. The player said McLeod didnt react and continued to eat the pizza next to him. "Look at how many times (Mayfield) has had the opportunity and hasn't won those games," Rose said. But, he still faces the possibility of. Dominique Sanders' squad had something to itself and 13th-seeded Canton McKinley. 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. 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. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Former Canton McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley is still fighting to get his job back as the head coach of the Bulldogs. Wattley and seven assistant coaches have been suspended by the Canton City School District after one of the players said. 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. The Rev. Example video title will go here for this video. Canton McKinley football coach's attorney disputes claims by player. 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. Attorney Stephen Griffin, who represents Gilbert in the coaches defamation lawsuit, declined to respond to Pattakos online post. 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. 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.". He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. 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 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." Do you support the move? When Pattakos asked the player why he participated in a rib-eating contest with his teammates in 2019, he recalled that he had asked Wattley whether the ribs were beef or pork but Wattley didnt know. Head coach Joe Mazzulla couldn't hide his . Grimsley's attorney, Bartholomew T. Freeze, could not be reached Thursday. 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. Bulldogs logo for the Canton City School District in Ohio. 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. 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.. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . 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. Example video title will go here for this video. Former Browns coach Paul Brown hails from nearby Massillon and, last summer, Canton erected a statue of former Browns running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marion Motley just down the hill from the museum. 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.. Canton City Schools' administrative team received a report of an incident that took place during its strength and conditioning practice on Monday. 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. 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. "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. "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," he said when firing the coaches. Rose's Tigers beat McDaniels' Bulldogs in an overtime shootout in the 100th game between the old rivals, in 1994. London Fletcher ran up and dove and hit the back of my ankle. According to his deposition testimony, the players father first introduced the family to the Hebrew Israelite faith in 2013. Other coaches involved have not responded to requests for comment or have declined comment. … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. 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. They needed to get through to him some other way. No Bulldogcoachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. 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." and last updated 6:19 AM, Jun 02, 2021. "It's not going to get the coaches their jobs back. 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. "Josh was a coach on the field. Box Score. Dan Reardon has been named Canton McKinley High School's new head football coach. 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. 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. This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . "I remember sitting in the stands watching a McKinley-Masillon ninth-grade game," Rose said. 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