Duce doesn’t want your sympathy.
He’s used to roadblocks. He’s always slipped past them or run them over.
Eagles running backs coach Duce Staley interviewed for two offensive-coordinator jobs this offseason. Both went to NFL legacy candidates. That might seem unfair, but Duce doesn’t care.
“If there are people out there that feel that way, tell them not to,” Staley said. “My dad told me, ‘Never count who’s in line. Because you may be in line, and the five or six people in front of you – something might happen where they have to leave the line.