Chip Kelly took to the airwaves this afternoon to refute reports that he accepted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaching position before backing out of the job. Kelly joined Steve Tannen on Sports Talk 95.3 to discuss the events of the past weekend. Full podcast here. Local media was all over the interview; here are some relevant tweets:
Chip Kelly says on local Eugene radio he never took Bucs job, never “changed my mind…never flip-flopped.”
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) January 27, 2012
Chip Kelly “When I kept hearing these reports I kept thinking of Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers. ‘Erroneous! Erroneous on all accounts!’”
— Jerry Kerr (@Jerry_Kerr) January 27, 2012
Re: Chip Kelly saying he never agreed to take the Bucs job: It’s revisionist history, but not unexpected. Happens every time.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) January 27, 2012
“Nick’s awesome, I love Nick. Nick’s a big reason why I am in Eugene,” Kelly on Nick Aliotti.
— Matt Prehm (@Prehmmr) January 27, 2012
