Canton Former Canton McKinley football coaches dismissed from federal lawsuit alleging they forced player to eat pizza A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support. Editors Note: Below is a previous report by 19 News about the lawsuit. 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'. From 2004 to 2011, Reardon served as head coach at Youngstown Ursuline. But, he still faces the possibility of. Pattakos said Wattley previously had witnessed the eating-alone lesson work effectively in a different Division I locker room. He served as interim during the 2021 season. Its unclear whether the player told the coaches about the yardwork. 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.. Location: Massillon, 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. Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. 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. 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.. Ed Gilbert, the attorney representing the player and his family, told 3News in a statement: "We feel the court made a clear error here. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. A few thousand watched the Marietta Pioneers nurse a lead against the visiting John Carroll Blue Streaks. Coaching career. The Bulldogs went 9-3 in Wattleys first year, winning a Federal League championship. 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. Attorney Peter Pattakos, who is representing former McKinley head coach Marcus Wattley and former assistant coaches Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat, Romero Harris, Cade Brodie and Tyler Thatcher, notified the Stark County judge Wednesday that he was voluntarily dismissing the defamation lawsuit the coaches filed against Canton City School District leaders, a former assistant coach, a former McKinley player and the players father and attorney. "It's not going to get the coaches their jobs back. 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. CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. The player, who transferred to another school district last school year, said hes still dealing with anxiety and thinks about the May 24 discipline every day. He said he later told some of the coaches over the phone that he would get this straightened out because they said some people had suggested that the coaches had tried to physically harm him, which he said was untrue. He was asked to accept this form of a lesson. "McDaniels was a good possession receiver. 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. 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. We will continue to make every reasonable effort to ensure that justice is served in this case.. "I remember sitting in the stands watching a McKinley-Masillon ninth-grade game," Rose said. The player, who is now 18 years old,said he never brought up his religion to his McKinley coaches or his teammates. 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. Monica A. Coleman, a theologian and professor of Africana studies at the University of Delaware, said someHebrew Israelites do consider themselves to be Jewish. Sure, I would have loved it if he had been head coach of the Browns, but I'm glad he has this opportunity. The player admitted he had lied to his teammates and coaches and told them he had been grounded for smoking marijuana. Canton McKinley Bulldogs. This is an extraordinary tactic that is used to teach an extraordinary lesson to an extraordinary young man under extraordinary circumstances.. 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 . Wattley was hired at McKinley in 2019 and McLeod has been coaching since 2004. He said hes asked God for forgiveness for eating the pork residue. 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. 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 . Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. Their complex narrative is being analyzed around the country. Gilbert, who did not attend the school board meeting, said the player has been devastated by the situation and continues to undergo psychological counseling. All rights reserved. I'll buy you a pizza and we can all watch you eat. We remain proud to fight for these wrongly maligned coaches and clear their good names in court, Pattakos said. Talbert went on to say that video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. 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. 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. 1940 Massillon Washington High School. Pattakos said those two minutes of video would have shown the player shaking hands and hugging the coaches after the discipline was over. Talbert said assistant coach Badre El Bardawil, who also had been suspended on May 26 with the other coaches, remains an assistant coachbecause the evidence did not show that he performed in the same manner as the other coaches.. Feb 9. He was calling an audible. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. 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 . Thursdays board action only affects thecoaching contracts. Besides pork, the player said he also abstains from eating seafood because its a bottom feeder, just like a pig.. "He's proven he's a hell of a coach," Rose said. 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. 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. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. This is not something that he made up, Pattakos said. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. McDaniels is a significant donor. This wasnt about that (a single missed workout). He said the student had stopped regularly communicating with his coaches, had left workouts early, and had been acting disrespectfully to coaches. Updated: 1:20 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2021. "These quarterbacks that get their teams deep in the playoffs all can score in the fourth quarter. 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 . Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. Athletic Director Antonio Hall was hired as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. Four young men in this program have been shot in this last calendar year alone, Pattakos said. 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. ', "His awareness of defenses really struck me. Caserio is general manager of the Houston Texans. Gilberts attorney, Stephen P. Griffin, declined comment. McKinley's Harold Fannin Jr. runs after a catch against GlenOak at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. The player testified he knew consequences existed for missing off-season workouts, which he said the coaches called mandatory. 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 . Gilbert has said the family has agreed to meet with district officials before pursuing a lawsuit. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . An investigation found the seven staff members made a player eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs. Team Statistics. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. Other coaches involved have not responded to requests for comment or have declined comment. The lawyer representing the students family did not immediately return 19 News request for comment. The decision left the player, the players father, Kenny Walker, attorney Edward Gilbert, and former assistant football coach Josh Grimsley as defendants. The Canton McKinley vs. Massillon Washington rivalry is the 13th most played rivalry in the nation, with 129 meetings between the schools. "Josh came out of the huddle, went up to the line, then stepped back. It was along those lines, and the kid knew he was being disciplined. CANTON McKinley High School head football coach Antonio Hall has built quite a rapport with the Bowling Green coaching staff. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. 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. 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.. He was one of several football players who attended the disciplinary hearing Monday to show their support for Wattley. 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. This young man wasnt forced to eat anything, Pattakos said. A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. 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. I was hoping David Carr would come to the Browns. I'm just glad he has this opportunity. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat it. 8/19. 40-22 (W) McKinley vs. GlenOak. 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. 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. This was an extraordinary situation we all can learn from, Pattakos said. Talbert said surveillance videogave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendations to the board. My job is in the courtroom, not the press room.. I knew about Josh then, and I followed him over the years.". And he believes they should have stopped the punishment when he said that day that it violated his religion. 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.". 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. Return for updates. McKinley's Harold Fannin is the Federal League Player of the Year,. Repository sports writer Josh Weir contributed to this article. The player also pushed back on the coaches statements that they were trying to rescue a troubled player and that he had been grounded by his father for smoking marijuana. Frank McLeod, one of the assistant coaches who was dismissed, on Tuesday said he believes the district's surveillance video clears the coaches. 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. The others mentioned above stayed in football. 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. 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. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said surveillance video gave administrators the information they needed to warrant their recommendation to dismiss the coaches to the school board. Explore the benefits. See below to read the full 10-page ruling from Judge Adams: Copyright 2022 WOIO. Pattakos said he believesthe assistant coach wanted Wattleys job. 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. 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. 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. 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She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. They needed to show him what it was like to be the only man eating in a room full of hungry, working men. We feel that he overreacted.". 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. It says in the Bible that its unclean if you touch it, said the player who said his family attends the Gathering of Christ Church in Cleveland. 3 Nordonia (17-5), 7 p.m. Saturday . Gilbert said the family has delayed filing its lawsuit because the district has asked to mediate the dispute out of court. The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. He was offered chicken (nuggets) and (told), You can sit here and eat. He also had exceptional talent that few McKinley coaches have recently enjoyed. The first NFL game action of the 2022 season will feature the debuts of a couple of head coaches.The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that the Jaguars and Raiders will square off in the Hall of . Superintendent Jeff Talbert said it was surveillance video that gave him the information he needed to make his recommendation. "Thom used to tell me, 'You can play him on defense, but if he gets hurt, you're fired.'. "Looking back," Hall said, "Cleveland wasn't the right time or the right place. I learned from a great man how to coach football. Video that shows the events that led to 7 McKinley High School coaches being removed. "The Raiders have a lot of the pieces they need to be a great team, starting with the quarterback. He wasnt forced to eat pork. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. And then we walk out into the auxiliary gym and theres a pizza in the chair, and I think coach I think Coach Brodie handed me the pizza and I set it down. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. Add the football angle of Massillon-Hoban and this is a can't miss. Thats the lesson that needed to get through to him.. The former Canton McKinley football coaches who have been waiting for more than a year for a chance to clear their names in court have decided to wait a while longer. 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. 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.". Dan Reardon has been named Canton McKinley High School's new head football coach. 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. Rose views McDaniels as a coach's son who paid attention and absorbed every lesson. 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,. They needed to get through to him some other way. "They are not Christian or Muslim. "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. ", In June of last year, former McKinley head coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistant coaches were fired by Canton City Schools following an investigation into misconduct. He said coach Brodie told him to take off the pepperoni. Key players: P/E Horace Gillom, HB Tommy James, OL Jim Russell. The player said he felt badabout eating the ribs after seeing news reports in 2021 that the ribs had been pork. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. 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. He always pushes the envelope forward. ", 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. Canton McKinley High School football coach Marcus Wattley. He was so far ahead ahead of the curve.". Gilbert says his team, the player, and his family are now determining if they will appeal the dismissal. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert hasn't released details of what happened on May 24. 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. They said previous methods of discipline had failed to reach the player. 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. 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. School board president John "J.R." Rinaldi said Hall will continue to serve as the district's athletic director and will work with the district's administrative team to build his football staff. Pattakos, on behalf of Wattley and assistant coach Frank McLeod, on Monday described a situation where the 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. 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. 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. Canton McKinley Football's "You Can Get There From Here" series. June 4, 2021 A high school football coach in Canton, Ohio, and six assistant coaches will not have their athletic contracts renewed, officials said, after an allegation was made that a. 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.. Further action may be taken on the employment contracts of the four oustedcoaches Wattley, Grimsley,McLeodand Sweat who hold other positions within the district, Talbert said. 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.". 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. We have a number of careers that have been destroyed here. Other lawsuits filedEx-McKinley football player sues, alleges coaches coerced him to eat pizza against beliefs. On 10/28, the McKinley varsity football team won their home playoff game against GlenOak (Canton, OH) by a score of 40-22. Do you support the move? John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. Black Hebrews, who are more traditional in their practice of Judaism. 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. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. And then I realize it is pepperoni pizza, so I start saying I dont eat pork and I dont want to eat it at least 10 times.. 3. "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. A native of Canton, Ohio, President McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War and is assassinated in 1901. . Motley played at Canton McKinley High School, which is on the Hall of Fame Village's campus. 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