PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Only three NFL head coaches also have personnel power: Pete Carroll of the Seahawks, Bill Belichick of the Patriots, and Chip Kelly of the Eagles. The difference between Kelly and the other two, is Carroll and Belichick have won. Kelly is just getting started.
Therefore, when the third-year NFL coach completely overhauled the Eagles’ roster in his first offseason as general manager, Kelly naturally obtained plenty of doubters.
Brian Mitchell, a former Eagles, Redskins, and Giants running back, played 14 years in the NFL. Mitchell, one of the all-time great return specialists, put the pressure on Kelly.