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Chip Kelly to Spend Week at Navy Spring Practices Assisting Team

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Navy Athletics confirmed that former Oregon, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly is expected to spend the week with the program and help at spring practices.

"Obviously one of the best coaches in the game," Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said of Kelly, per Gene Wang of the Washington Post. "For us to have an opportunity to be around him, learn from him, we're just trying to soak in as much as we can."

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