saying the eagles release head coach chip kelly. the team fired kelly with one game left in the season. the consensus was jeffery lurie would evaluate him at the scene's end. a 26-21 record in three years but the team progressively has gotten worse and worse after the playoff appearance following the 2013 season. kelly given full control of player personnel one year ago. his move, like trading lesean mccoy for kiko alonso and signing running back demarco murray, the moves have not worked out. the eagles' linebacker graham a bit surprised but understand how the nfl works and how it works here in philadelphia. >> especially being a part of this organization, where we have been winning and it's been a lot of good seasons with the team and traditions of the team, you have to come in right away and win. that's what the eagles know. and i understand he had three years and just didn't get it done. >>> lurie released a statement in part that says "we appreciate all the contributions that chip kelly made and wish him every success going forwa

>>> chip kelly is out. the eagles fire the head coach after it ended with disastrous results. >> i don't think we are a bad team. >> i am stunned by the move. >> what happens next? how long will it take the eagles to rebuild now that the kelly era is officially over. good evening. fans have been calling for chip kelly's job, but the news came as a surprise. if you have the nbc 10 app, you got the announcement minutes after 7:00. here is what eagles owner had to say. "as i watch, i determined it was time to make a change." >> we begin with the resident expert on all things eagles. john clark. >> the timing was stunning. eagles owner took a big risk this past off season giving op chipicle whoa didn't have any experience before coming to philly. a year later, jeff fired chip. he did not fight jeff in his decision. >> i think i burned the boats. i'm not going back. >> he was one of the most innovative minds. he got a contract for over $32 million. after going 10-6 with a playoff appearance in the first season,

chip kelly is out. eagles head coach was quote released tonight before finishing his third season. kelly started his career in philly with a 10 and six season and a playoff appearance. but things have gone south from there. we will have much more on this major decision coming up just a bit in sports. >>> fighting words from governor tom wolf after he rejects parts of the state budget plan. he will free up over $23 million in emergency fundin funding thal go toward education and social services. the budget is a record six months overdue but wolf is vetoing certain items he disagrees with and had some strong words for the state's legislators. >> i'm calling on our legislat legislators to get back to harrisburg, back to the work that they left unfinished last week. in the meantime, i'm vetoing their knife million dollars cut to education. i'm also vetoing other items that they don't pay for in their so-called budget. >> pennsylvania gop leaders have responded to wolf saying in part "today tom wolf finally

of course we want to you connect with us, tell us what you think about the firing of the chip kelly, just head to cbs philly facebook page or tweet us at cbs philly hashtag cbs-3. >>> whether fans or for it or against it kelly's departure has been the topic of the air waves as ukee washington tells us at our sister radio station sports radio 94 wip reaction has been strong. >> before or against it we will ask it. >> i'm sort of for it. >> reporter: ninety-four wip host paul jolovitz needed an offensive line to block for him, blitz of calls about kelly was unstoppable. >> i believe that chip had an ego and he could not push his ego aside, just wow, you know, i just could not believe it. i thought at least he would be here another year. >> reporter: yes. >> fans have been in favorite. there are fans against it, fans want playoffs. fans want excitement at home report rory talk to pro bowl defensive lineman fletcher cox and he offered these thoughts. >> you know, we all respected him, we never thought this would coming. this was a curve ball to us. we enjoyed him. we just wish him the bes

. >>> chip kelly fired. the eagles grand experiment is over. eagles fans are chiming in about the coaching change. speaking of change, get ready to grab more if you -- cost of tolls going up in 2016. it's 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get you updated on that fog with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. yes, we have a dense fog around this morning in part due to the rain we had yesterday morning. but we don't have the rain this morning, the good news is we are nice and dry. but that fog is pretty thick in some areas especially north and west of philadelphia, so this does include trenton around i-95. 476 in montgomery county the major interstates through the lehigh valley, low visibility here and this is the case through the morning commute. i think it won't lift until the 9 or 10:00. visibility in allentown is quarter mile, as well as lancaster is zero in coatesville that is thick fog there, half mile visibility in reading, a quarter mile in trenton, the rest of the area, though, we have low clouds and s

chip kelly is out. thee coach has been sacked with one game sll left in e two things are now for sure, the eagles willot be making the ayoffs and the birds will he a new coach in the new year. tuesday night, jim is off and the big story on "acti news" is chip kelly fired. fansere cling f it since the teams re eliminating fm the pyoffs over the weend, but few, if any, aually saw hearing from shocked fans as part of o team coverage on this breaking news, and we are gettingll sorts of reaction. andirst ducis rgers with t tes >> without saying it, owner he made a mistake. that ybe not wh the hiring of chip kelly in the first place, but giving him full pernnel control less than onyear ago. kelly is out, a game short of te seons on the job. his overall recd, 261, not but that does not tell theull story. after making the playoffs in his fir season his teams he gotten worse. this year has been a disaster. 6-9hus far with losses in five ofhe last seven games. many of those losses, blow-outs. and tn the personnel

chip kelly fired. the experiment over. >>> someone else had a little sympathy. for us diehard bird gang. they tweeted despite being against the higher of chip kellly from day one i never enjoy someone getting fired. been there before. good luck at eagles and hash tag kelly. >>> and the most fun, the memes. donald trump, chip kelly, you're fired. this one the chip ship has sailed. it was only a three-year tour. and last but not least, who didn't see this coming? steve harvey, congrats chip kelly on your four year extension. >>> i think that one came immediately after the announcement. keep your comments coming we'll be talking about this tomorrow morning on good day starting at 4am. dawn, of course, mike jerrick i'm sure will be fired up on the topic. >> he's already on twitter instagram and facebook on this. so tomorrow the coverage continues. it continues online as the future of the team plays out jut head on over to fox 29.com. >>> new surveillance video released today shows the man wanted by philadelphia police for robbing a rite aid. it happened christmas da

>> yesment many of the many bizarre trait of chip kelly. t back to him after they felt like they were going to hire gus bradley, i mean, seemed like gus bradley was coming here, the gust bus, then all the sudden chip at the last second changed his mine and decided to come here and the area started. >> decent job there. >> so who are we going to get? who can we get snow. >> number one choice? >> i think the hot candidate they should get is sean mcdermott,. >> the guy we throughout in 2009? >> exactly. he watt replacing a legend. >> true. >> here for a year, stepped into the big shoes, nobody really gave him much after chance. but he's gone to carolina and they have excellent defense over, there you saw it when they played the eagles this year. woe be great to have here. 's philadelphia guy. he is a defensive guy. they could use a defensive guy. >> lasalle. >> local, and he get this town, woe work perfectly. >> who is next? who else do you think? >> i think also another guy they could look at is david shaw. that's a name out there. the stanfor

chips. kelly's firing had eagles fans fired up, and mostly in agreement, especially here at melrose diner in south fill. >> i that's where "eyewitness news" fans judy anderson finally felt it fit to go throw in her old eagles jersey. she says this is something to celebrate. >> i like to think -- i would like to thank mr. hurry. he finally woke up and got his baby back. >> jeffrey lurie notified fans just after 7:00 tuesday night, the timing more of a shock than anything else. >> a surprise because there was just one game left. they got rid of him. >> but the decision they say long overdue. >> with all of the trades, get rid of all of the players that they did have, which i thought were good players. >> they came back to haunt us. >> eagles fans now left looking to the future and reflecting on one silver lining. >> got couple of more wins, sixers, phillies, bad teams this year. >> here is the 2016 then? >> let's see what happens. >> eagles fans are hanging in there. >> judy much mover optimistic. in

go ahead, chip kelly. wal-mart is hiring apparently. >> reporter: kelly has had to deal with angry birds fans and he has seen less than tasteful post. >> most miserable are vulgar ones because they stick out. >> he has been taking tonight stride. >> i don't to have take it very seriously. it is in the really my world. i don't think if it was, if i was the real chip kelly, i wouldn't be on there. too much negativity. >> reporter: so some 3,000 miles away this chip kelly sits far from the side line, at lincoln financial field and maybe now he will stop hearing from philadelphia fans. >> at chip kelly, not the real chip kelly, he needs an apology from someone. >> reporter: you never know where coach chip kelly will end up next and new social media friend that he will make. >> maybe for him a fresh start and for me a fresh start where ever he end up, but we will see. it is interesting to go see where he goes next how that fan base handles it. >> i understand that chip is a patriots fans. he doesn't to have wor

chip kelly is out.he eagles head coach was quote released tonight before finishing his third season. kelly started his career in philly with a 10 and six season and a playoff appearance. but things have gone south from there. we will have much more on this major decision coming up just a bit in sports. >>> fighting words from governor tom wolf after he rejects parts of the state budget plan. he will free up over $23 million in emergency fundin funding thal go toward education and social services. the budget is a record six months overdue but wolf is vetoing certain items he disagrees with and had some strong words for the state's legislators. >> i'm calling on our legislat legislators to get back to harrisburg, back to the work that they left unfinished last week. in the meantime, i'm vetoing their knife million dollars cut to education. i'm also vetoing other items that they don't pay for in their so-called budget. >> pennsylvania gop leaders have responded to wolf saying in part "today tom wolf finall

chip kelly was released by the the team with his hand pick general manager ed manny wits. jeffery lurie said quote i have made a decision to release chip kill think evening. i spent last three seasons evaluating many factors involve in our performance as a team. the a as i watched this season unfold i determined it was time to make a change. the as we move forward the search for a new head coach will begin and will be led by myself, don smolenski and howie roseman. the to the extent we are able we will try to keep you informed as we get through this process. eagles offensive lineman lane johnson joined nine wip last night and he was shocked. >> that is what happened when you don't get out there and play well, you know, players get fired and coaches get fired whenever something happened. it is partial to blame are the the players, definitely. >> when bad things happen in this league you will be out on your bun and that is what has happened to chip kelly, six-nine before he was let go by jeffery lurie. i thought maybe it with happen after the year but not the in this way and

owner jeffry lurie says he fired chip kelly without giving him the option of staying without the controlver player personnel. chip was gone, no matter what. it didn't work out. birds jumping back on the practice field. interim coach pat shurmur leading the team. yes, the music was still blaring today. jeffry lurie said he just did not like the direction that the team was going in. but when he was asked what he's looking for in a new coach he may have shown what he was not getting from chip kelly. >> looking for somebody who interacts very well and communicates clearly with everybody he works with and comes in touch with. understands the passion of our fans and what it's like to coach the philadelphia eagles. open your thoort play heart to everyone you want to achieve peak performance. >> reporter: lane johnson, first draft pick of chip kelly and adjusted from life from college to the nfl but saying chip did not. big problem started when chip kelly got full control last year. >> we just knew it wasn't, you know, sunshine and rainbows. >> reporter: lane says the team was affected by the st

many have called for chip kelly's firing but few expected it would happen this soon with a game still left. no question going 6-9 after chip made a lot of big changes in the off season, not sitting well with a lot of fans who were hopeful that there was a chance to win the nfc east. that is no more. and now no more chip kelly. he did not even get to finish his third season with the eagles. and we talked with fans last night and this morning after the word came down from the front office. >> i didn't think it was a coach's fault. more the team aspect as a whole. >> maybe get a few players back. i would love it. >> reporter: some people not blaming chip kelly entirely. some blaming the team and others are hopeful for what is yet to come. and we are expecting to hear more from jeffrey lurie later on. he is expected to hold a news conference, hopefully we get more questions answered. as to the future of the birds. now live in south philadelphia, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> the "philadelphia daily news" certainly isn't holding back on the chip kelly firing. here is a look at the front

chip kelly wants bradford back.radford last night claimed he wanted to be an eagle next year too. >> i would like to be back her here. but, that's not my choice. >> has chip mentioned he want you back. >> he said it a few weeks ago. you know, i want to be back here. like i said. obviously we're not at the stage we've been talking about that. but if it does present itself an do i have the opportunity then this is where i want to be. >> now, if they cannot agree on a contract extension in the off season the eagles could franchise tag them but if that would mean bradford would make roughly 20 million next year a high number for one player at the quarterback position, bradford will be 29 next season and the long term solution is probably in nfl draft. we'll see where this guy is. >> still ahead desean jackson gets the last laugh again what he had to stare about fans booing him and sticking it to the birds. >> "action news" sports sunday >> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome back. the only player p

chip kelly was released by the team. here is jeffery lurie's statement saying i have made a decision to release chip kill think evening, i spent last three seasons evaluating many factors involved in our performance as a team. as i watched this season unfold, i determined that it was time to make a change. a as we move forward the search for a new head coach will begin and will be led by myself, don smolenski and howie roseman. to the extent we're able we will try to keep you informed as we go through this process. eagles offensive lineman lane johnson joined 94 wip yesterday and he was shocked just like many of us. >> that is what happens when you don't go out there and play well, you know, players get fired and coaches get fired when something doesn't happen. it is partially the players to blame. >> reporter: back live here at 94 wip with mark barseta from the morning show, good morning. >> what was your first reaction when you heard this. >> soon, it was very soon, faster then we anticipated. jeffery lurie has a reputa

tweet us fox 29 philly chocolate chip kelly. guys in the studio. >> thank you, chocolate chip. i think she spelled eagles wrong? >> missed couple of letters there, it is early. hey, did somebody gave you a gift cards for the holidays? you know you'll never use it. a lot of them go unused. >> there is a playing you may already go, dark it, they'll gladly take it. >> where are we going. >> that carl you don't want, they'll exchange that unwanted card for their own. there is a lot of brands involved in this one. big names, old navy, cheese cake factory, staples, so here's how it works, fees are taken out during the exchange, example you have 100-dollar gift card to say wal-mart, well, they'll exchange you and give one of their target cards, but for eight a dollars. >> i'm still into this other trade in values will vair. >> i great idea. >> there is a guy, father, he lives in the state of maryland. did some holiday shopping. but led to changes at his mace ' stores. >> for all dads, moms, he's shopping, needs to change the babe he's d

hello. >> coming up in ten minutes emmanuel ac ho will join me live to talk about chip kelly. what was it the like playing under chip? where did he go wrong. answers i'll tell you. >> i love answers. >> you have to write someone in here really special. >> really do. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up next half an hour we will continue to follow latest with bill cosby, comedian was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a former temple university employee, at his philadelphia area home, 12 years ago. we will be breaking down the time line of events, and also goat your reaction. >>> earlier this year we introduced to you a brother and sister raising thousands of dollars for children's hospital of philadelphia, now the little boy is hailed as a hero with his favorite comic book character iron man, i'll have his story in today's brotherly love when >>> "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30 with the very latest on bill cosby. you are looking at comedian's mug shot. he has been charged with sexually assaulting a temple university employee in 2004. good evening everyone i'm j

doomed him in and he misses the playoffs the last two years, lurie says he took a risk in hiring chip kelly and a bigger risk to give him full control and now holding kelly accountable. >> you are either all in or find a new coach in terms of the trust and so the choice was lets see if that will work. and in terms of you know the results, part of that is the reason we are here today. before practice today the owner, jeffrey lurie held the team meeting before they take on the final game against the new york joins on the road, offensive coordinator, pat shermer is the interim coach for this last game and the players were just as shocked and caught off guard as you were. >> i didn't see it coming, i don't know if anyone did, i got the news and i was shocked. >> it's the nature of the business, the guy in charge is going to take it, you can't get rid of 53 players, not everything falls on chip, but he kaz books was calling the shots and has to take the brunt of it. >> we'll have more reaction coming up on "action news" at 5:30. at 6:00 eagles offensive line man lane johnson was critical of chip

reporter: good afternoon sara, we expect ceo and chairman jeffrey lurie to address the firing of chip kelly in a few minutes. it will be interesting to hear in lurie's mind where he feels things went wrong, and why lurie made the decision with the game left on the schedule and they will be at the meadowlands to take on the giants on sunday and he went 26-21 since last year and they are 6-9 this year and the personnel decisions have not worked out at all. but the news of his firing surprised many including analyst, ron jaworsky. >> i didn't expect it with one game to go in the regular season, i'm surprised and shocked and jeffrey lurie made a difficult decision, this town is about winning ducis, they want to see progress and a plan, it's the most passionate knowledgeable fan base in america, they deserve better than what they got in the last year and a half. >> we mentioned the personnel decisions, they spent a lot of money on byron maxwell and went out and got demarco murray having the worst year of his career after leading the nfl in rushing last year and made the trade of desean jackson f

jeffrey lury and chip kelly med books met yesterday afternoon with two years left on hi contract. it will be interesting to hear what transpired in the meeting, did he try to strip him of personnel decisions or did kelly balk at the notion, but the firing with one game to go stunned the players. >> i was surprised. because i really thought they were going to give him another offseason to prove himself after all the stuff that happened this past year, as far as stuff that happened off the field but i understand the business but you know i was kind of shocked. >> reporter: kelly went 26-21 in his three seasons here, that on paper sounds like a good record but his team progressively got worse sitting at 6-9 and once again no playoffs. we are live at the nova care facility. back to you. >> thank you. reaction from eagles fans was swift and celebratory, gray hall has that story from south philadelphia. >> reporter: well, sara as you might imagine everybody has an opinion about chip kelly being fired, some say they were sad to see him go but most say it was time the third time is not a c

chip kelly is gone.i'm talking with fans what's next for the birds. >> a man just feet from his front door overnight is gunned down by four men. those four men are still on the run. coming up, what homicide detectives know about the suspects. >> i'm matt delucia live in south philadelphia at the melrose diner. people are talking about the big move for the eagles, firing head coach chip kelly. a lot of folks are talking about that move that happened last night. no question going 6-9 after chip made a lot of big changes in the off season and not really doing well this season. a lot of these fans are anxious and hopeful for a new beginning out here in philadelphia. of course, there's a bit of frustration of how the eagles performed this season but also some hope that there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. so of course we're still looking ahead for the owner jeffrey lurie's press conference that will be later today so floyp we'll get more information what's next. live in south philadelphia, matt de

chip kelly fired. today we'll hear from the eagles owner and have complete reaction from fans, players and eagles expert ray diddinger. >> rapidly changing conditions. look at this live picture, a dense fog advisory for areas north and west of philadelphia. visibility is down to near zero in some locations. >>> chip kelly fired. the eagles grand experiment is over. eagles fans are chiming in about the coaching change. speaking of change, get ready to grab more if you -- cost of tolls going up in 2016. it's 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get you updated on that fog with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. yes, we have a dense fog around this morning in part due to the rain we had yesterday morning. but we don't have the rain this morning, the good news is we are nice and dry. but that fog is pretty thick in some areas especially north and west of philadelphia, so this does include trenton around

eagles chip kelly era is over.ack with more reaction from fans and players. >> new this morning owners of a corner store are surveying the damage from an overnight fire. >> ♪ >> now on "action news" we await word from the eagles owner on why he sacked chip kelly with one game left in the eagles fumbled season. >> new this morning, two people are shot over what police say was a fight over a cell phone. >> accuweather cease patchy fog this morning plus we are tracking yet another round of rain later in the day. >> good morning. 6:30 now on this wednesday, december 30th. dave murphy is off. let's head out to karen rogers. she's got the latest accuweather and matt pelman will help you out with traffic. good morning. >> good morning. waking up with fog this morning and you're not alone f you're doing so. the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory for areas north and west of the city. and that's through 10 o'clock this morning and we've seen some pretty low visibility. in fact, still .3 of a mile visibi

>> seeing else shocker, chip kelly out as head coach. why they may have let him go now before the team even plays it last game of the season. plus: >> this budget set wrong for pennsylvania. >> he called it trash in fact. governor tom wolf takes his veto pen to the state budget proposal. what does it mean for the philadelphia schools which obviously is still struggling for money? >> and it is a countdown to the new year. as we all get ready for new years eve, authorities making major changes to some major celebrations to keep us all safe. >> and good day everybody, it is a wednesday, it is going to be very busy day, both chris and lauren off today. i'm karen hepp. thanks for joining us. let's get over to soup. it has been warm, it has been cold, i feel like if you drive an hour one direction or another it is a whole different situation. >> and you may run into some fog this morning, as well. we are going with a six out of ten today. maybe would have been a seven. we do expect some rain by the end of the day. we've got the fog around this

you're looking at chip kelly's final practice with the eagles. e birds missed the playoffs last year and struggled this season. one report said kelly did not fight jeff lurie's decision to release him and that he wants to stay in the nfl. another report is that kelly balked at the suggestion to give up control of player personnel. here's reaction from eagles broadcaster and former bird mike reese. >> i can't say i'm totally surprised. obviously you take a risk and do some of the things chip kelly did as a head coach, by turning over the roster, by basically looking at 10-6 team and telling to the owner that that wasn't good enough, i need to tear this thing all the way down and the only way you were going to be able to justify the move he is made is by winning on the field. >>> check out this cartoon running in the philadelphia daily news today. it shows a punctured rubber ducky named chip with the caption "philly's deflategate." we'll bring you jeffrey lurie's news conference set to start in about an hour. you can watch live on nbc10.com or the n

the firing head coach chip kelly. tim furlong was there and joins us live from south philadelphia. >> reporter: lots thought chip kelly would stick around another year but sounds like personality conflicts and embarrassing prime time losses it seems like jeffry lurie knew it was time to make the decision to fire chip kelly. >> reporter: remember late summer the high hopes we all had for the eagles? it didn't work out well for the owner, either. >> one of the most disappointing seasons i've ever endured. >> reporter: jeffry lurie saying he knew it was a gutsy move to go all in with chip kelly three years ago, a clementi coach, going to bring a different, quicker style to pro game. >> when you make a bold choice, there's increase the risk and sometimes it doesn't work out. >> reporter: sounds like jeffry lurie's next coach won't get as much control as chip kelly had. office guys will be more involved with decisions. it isn't clear where the next head coach will come from. >> nfl coaches, coordinators, college coaches, r

chip kelly was fired last night.er the news spread tuesday night eagles head coach chip kelly is out most fans were relieved. chants filled the crowds inside chickie's and pete's. >> ♪ >> i was shocked, stunned but i'm very excited. >> it's time. it was time: he needed to go. >> lurie is a is a smart guy and he wants a winner so he's not going to keep the guys that aren't producing for him around. >> reporter: kelly made a mark right away trading away some eagles main stays. fans trusted him. so did the franchise. throughout the season kelly not only started to lose the respect of players and fans, he lost games. many are trying to get into lurie's head about how kelly's firing went down. jeffrey lurie issued a letter to fans on the eagles web site saying in part "i have made a decision to release chip kelly this evening. i spent the last three seasons evaluating the many factors involved in our performance as a team. as i watched this season unfold, i determined that it was time to make a change ." and lurie also re

quarterback sam bradford said owner jeffery lurie never consulted him before the news broke that chip kelly was relieved of his duty. >> i had a great relationship with chip. he gave meehan opportunity, after being injured for two years, and i'll be forever grateful for that. >> so did chip lose the locker room. >> i don't, i mean, he didn't lose me. >> reporter: he made it clear he wanted bradford back and bradford wanted to come back. but now. >> future is uncertain right now. i play giants on sunday and that is all i'm focused on, that is all everyone in this locker roomies focused on. after that is over and season is over i think you can sit down and think about the the future. >> there is a lot of uncertainty but all you can do is focus on now, you know, going out to practice and doing your job, and playing football. you know, you start thinking about other stuff and you will go crazy. >> and then after sunday's game with the giants, search for that new head coach begins. jeffery laurie says it will be someone with emotional intelligence. a little jab at chip kelly. >> you will in the

chip kelly out as head coach. why they may have let him go now before the team even plays the last game of the season. what do you think? plus: >> this budget set wrong for pennsylvania. >> governor tom wolf takes his veto pen to the state budget proposal and the record six month old budget stands off continues. what does it mean for our schools right here in philadelphia and other areas? as that school district struggles to stay open. plus, after bussing another terror plot, we'll tell you what authorities in major cities are doing to keep our world safe on new years eve. >>> good day everybody, it is wednesday, we are halfway through this holiday weekend. it is december 30th, as we winds up this year, and can you believe that news? let us discuss, i'm karen hepp, both chris and lawyer ren off today. sue serio, we actually have weather conditions through much of our area right now. >> that is correct, miss karen, it is fog, dense fog advisory in effect until actually 10:00 a.m. for these counties, that you see hi

chip kelly blew up the roster and it blew up in his faiingts. eagles dropped the ball all season long including last night nine drops against redskins and eagles have the most turnovers in nfl since start of 2014. is chip in iping dear of losing job. he says he's not worried about. it he's only worried about fixing it. >> it's the same thing i said a year ago it's unacceptable. if it's not good enough it's not good enough i work as hard as ki and continue to work. i don't think anybody in my situation if they're worry about getting fired they should get fired. losing jordan there's an element. >> yeah, that is omen. how fitting light go out on press conference as lights go out on the season. chip kelly's future not the only big decision that has to be made. whose quarterback next year. sam bradford aers contract is about to expire and they're not in talk for a new one according to sam. and bradford says he wants to be here. >> i've enjoyed my time here and enjoyed being in philadelphia and i think throughout my career i learned that learning new

lurie held a team meeting to talk to them about the chip kelly situation. while eagles players say chip deserves to take the fall for some of this, it's on the players too. >> we are the ones out there making the plays, for me personally, i feel like a lot of it is on us. you know it's hard when this happens. >> is he a good football coach? >> i believe so, yes. >> i would say -- any time that happens there is top guys are not getting along and it trickles down and affects the team. >> yes, so much so eagles tackle, lane johnson, chad pradelli's first ever draft pick said it rubbed people the wrok way and chip came in here and was so closed minded about some things. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news,". >> thank you jeff. >>> of course there is never a short able of opinions from eagles fans, such is the case today even 24 hours after they first heard the noise. >> i'm glad it's overdue, long overdue, it was a disaster this season. >> it's time for him to go, we are not missing nothing we need new leadership. >> i think it was a long time coming, we needed

. >>> eagles coach chip kelly won't coach last game of the season, own jeffery lurie a has fired kelly and will explain his decision later today. "eyewitness news" reporter pat galleys live at our studios of 94 wip. i can only imagine what they have got to say, pat. >> we are gathering reaction to the firing of the chip kelly from last night. all i can say is wow. i think the city of philadelphia feels much the same way as i do. that will happen when you go six-nine and you retool the entire roster, it seemed like everyone was ready for this to happen. when chip kelly was hired there was much fanfare and his tenure began with a bang. he made playoffs going ten-six in 2013, went ten-six last year but did not make post season but this year has been a disaster. chip revamped the roster to his liking bringing in sam bradford, byron maxwell, and it has not work. their offense which was revolutionary, their defense, started strong, then that completely fallen apart as the season progressed and here we are, eagles are once again looking for a new head coach. last night here on 94 wip eagles w

chip kelly repleased me. doesn't get better than coming here and winning and because like you know, that's on that guy over. there he was the coach. he made the decision. >> much more on the eagles tonight on "action news" sports sunday at 11:35. andy reid back endplayoffs for the second time and three years in kansas city jeremy maclin with a touchdown. they won nine straight and lea leadon will coach on playoff game and only some have coached in more. >> ryan howard plans to take a sfwhing court on a false report set to be released tonight by a network that accuses howard and other athletes of receiving human growth hormones. attorney for phillies first baseman tells "action news" the report is false, irresponsible and full of lies. the investigation says howard and payton man ring among those sent hgh a banned substance from a clinic in indianapolis but their source in this report has claimed the network still plans to air the story. what happens there? but strong allegations against howard and manning. >>

headed in lurie said there was no talk of spriping his control lurie wanted him gone out right, chip kelly did not put up a fight and one year ago lurie gave kelly the keys to the franchise, he pushed howie rosen aside and gave kelly control, but in the end having the ultimate power led to kelly's undoing. >> if you want to make those decisions be accountable for them, and that is the direction it took, there was a risk involved allowing chip to have that kind of say over player transactions, however you know risk-reward, sometimes the risks don't work and in this case it didn't work. >> as for the timing of firesing with a game to go, lurie says he wants to gets a jump on the coaching search and is not opposed to hiring a college coach or a my or league coach but wants the best leader for this team. lurie doesn't believe they need to blow everything up, he believes there is talent on this team but the new coach will have to get to work right away. >> and get along with the players. gray hall is joining us live from lincoln financial field, gray the decision may not be a huge surprise but

chip kelly obviously not perfe perfect. but talking to the players today, privately, in the locker room, almost all of them respected what he did, but what does jeffrey lurie want from the new head coach? >> you got to open your heart to players and everybody you want to achieve peak performance. i would call it a style of leadership that values information, all the resources that are provided and at the same time values emotional intelligence. >> reporter: well, more about chip coming up later in sports. how he feels about what went down and what jeffrey lurie wants and something he said which is telling on what he thought of chip kelly as the head coach. that will be coming up later in sports. back to you guys. >> howard, thank you. offensive coordinator pat shurmer will coach the eagles sunday when they play they're final game of the season against the new york giants. jeffrey lurie says all coaches currently on the staff will be considered for the head coaching vacancy. sean bell with eagles locker room this afternoon t

three topics that chip kelly touched upon.ee things they are going to watch as the week moves on as they get set to take on the washington redskins on saturday. guys the corner back situation you know that's going to be huge. they are ready down quite a few guys. >> carroll getting hurt that was key eric rowe with concussion byron maxwell who had not particularly tackles very well. you can't a forward to lose him he is a high provide free agent. they are going to need a little more out of that position if these guys can't go that's a big hurt. >> byron maxwell i think played better as the season has gone on he hasn't made a lot of big place. watkins was on buffalo's practice squad, he might be starting. this game is saturday. when you are talking about a concussion, i don't think washington is a great team the one thing they can do is stretch the team. >> not just da shawn jackson. jordan reed playing as good as any tight end. he is a machine in the red zone. it really works out that what washington does really well right now

you got more now. >> that was really interesting but chip kelly breaking his silence after 24 hours. e eagles spun the wheel hoping to go from good to great. needle landed on mode okay kerr and chill kelly paid the price. head coach was fire after three seasons. now tonight, kelly released a statement nfl.com it reads in part "i'm graceful to jeffrey lurie for allowing me to coach his philadelphia eagles for the past three seasons. i deeply regret that we did not bring this great city and its fans the championship they deserve ". >>> earlier today, the owner jeffrey lurie explained why he made the move. >> the end result was immediate crit tee as the own are in of the team i've got to look at the progress and trajectory of where it's headed, and it's disappoi disappointing to me but that is the danger when you take a risk. >> a season to forget. the eagles had super bowl aspirations. instead they're six and nine but it wasn't this season alone that led to chip kelly's departure. >> this was really a three-year evaluation. three-year evaluation of where we were heading, what is the tra

matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> chip hichip kelly is out.les owner announced his firing last night. some fans have been calling for kelly's firing since the team was eliminated from the playoffs over the weekend and even earlier than that but not even the players saw it coming this soon. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live outside lincoln financial field in south philadelphia. annie. >> reporter: and, matt, that's right, we're hoping to learn more. there is a press conference scheduled for later today. the out of thing of chip kelly has everybody talking, fans and players, many of even the players were stunned. >> people were shocked. i reached tout a couple players that i know from covering the team on a daily basis. they're finding out from one another. they're shocked by the move. >> reporter: sports talk radio hosts were inundated with calls from fans after the news spread tuesday night eagles head coach chip kelly is out. most fans who called in were relieved. kelly made a mark right away trading eagles mainstays and craft wa

you got more now. >> that was really interesting but chip kelly breaking his silence after 24 hours. the eagles spun the wheel hoping to go from good to great. needle landed on mode okay kerr and chill kelly paid the price. head coach was fire after three seasons. now tonight, kelly released a statement nfl.com it reads in part "i'm graceful to jeffrey lurie for allowing me to coach his philadelphia eagles for the past three seasons. i deeply regret that we did not bring this great city and its fans the championship they deserve ". >>> earlier today, the owner jeffrey lurie explained why he made the move. >> the end result was immediate crit tee as the own are in of the team i've got to look at the progress and trajectory of where it's headed, and it's disappoi disappointing to me but that is the danger when you take a risk. >> a season to forget. the eagles had super bowl aspirations. instead they're six and nine but it wasn't this season alone that led to chip kelly's departure. >> this was really a three-year evaluation. three-year evaluation of where we were heading, what is the t

annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> annie thank you for that. >>> it's been no secret that chip kelly has had a rather contentious relationship with some of his players. here's what former eagle jeremiah trotter had to say about the situation. >> i think you started to see that chip started to lose the team. when you have guys like peter come out and say i don't play for the head coach no matter if you don't like the head coach you got to respect him. >> "action news" reached out to other players who were stunned by the announcement. >> i was surprised 'cause i really thought they was going to give him another, you know, off season to prove himself after all the stuff that happened this past year. >> "action news" will have continuing coverage of chip kelly's firing. make sure that you tune into "action news" afternoon today. we'll bring you jeff lurie's news conference live on air and online. >> ♪ >> 5:36 and new this morning, fire damaged a philadelphia grocery store and the apartments above it. the action cam was on the north ninth street and west fisher avenue in the logan section

here is his response when told that chip kelly wants to shake his hand. >> i'm not talking to chip, nothing to talk about, can't call me or shake my hand, can't [ bleep ] to me. there is nothing for us to talk about i don't dislike him, he knows me and how i act, nothing to talk about. >> he said he wanted to shake your hand? >> no, not chip [ bleep ] nothing, i hope him he is very intelligence. >> he doesn't want to shake your hand chip. his replacement demarco murray, he is disgruntled too, the million dollar running back is not happy with the way that chip kelly is using him is it true that he ran to jeffrey lury to complain. >> he is the eagles $42 million distraction, chip kelly cleared the air that demarco murray voiced his frustrations with jeffrey lury. >> he did not go to the owner, he sat next to him on the plane, he didn't specifically go to mr. lurie and say i need to request a meeting. >> this was news to him, he made sure to seek out murray after the game because he knew the running back was upset. >> he wasn't happy with his amount of carries, rightly so, i think everybody wa

chip i k kelly that's who.ast night in a team meeting he told them i believe in you guys aim confident and he showed them a highlight role and a little confidence and reassurance goes the wrong long way. >> i think sometimes they don't see in them what i see in them. i know we have a good foot pal team. they showed that today. >> we believe in what we're doing and guys we have in the building an it was a matter of playing the way we want everyone to play. >> obviously the last three weeks were tough it on us all and you know i'm not sure anyone else outside the locker room gave is a chance to come in and win tonight. >> it was ugly. in the end it felt good to get it done. >> hey, it's all about the pregame pep talk on chop of chip kelly pregame speech last night jeffrey lurie went around the team owner to tell them to play angry. even a soft spoken quarterback in sam frad ford had emotional speech in the looker room because he out it was time to get it done. and maybe time is not running out on this philadelphi

he was chip kelly's first draft pick. lane basically says today chip had a hard time dealing with pro athletes. lane believes things went south a year ago when chip got full control. >> we just knew he wasn't sunshine and rainbows. >> lane johnson says the team was affected by the strain in the front office between chip kelly and howey roseman. >> that's why i think the biggest thing was the power struggle at the front office. chip and howie weren't happy together. didn't deal well. there was a lot of tension up there. when you feel it up there, it does trickle down to the team. umtly i think that's what led to him being released. >> lane says he likes chip. but he feels kelly needed to be more each and take suggestions from his players. >> he had good intentions. i just think he came off a little stand offish. i know he cared about the players. i don't know if he had the best way to go about things. >> a few would go up to chip and speak to him about their concerns. a few changes were made, like a lighter practice schedul

but sunday against the giants will be without chip kelly.at shurmur coaches that final game and tells us what the week was like and malcolm jenkins says the blame can go around for the chip kelly firing. that's all coming up in sports. >> philadelphia got a new millionaire the lucky ticket was bought at the sunoco station on cottman avenue. all that was missing from this person to take home the jackpot was the red powerball number. the store will get a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning tick. because no one hit powerball jackpot that means saturday's drawing is going to be a big one. as of right now saturday's estimated jackpot worth more than $330 million. that's expected to keep climbing over the next couple of days. if there is a winner it would be one of the largest jackpot drawing in the history of powerball. you can watch it of course live right here on fox 29 saturday night at 11:00 p.m. >>> it's new year's eve which means a lot of people will likellikely over indulge when it comes to alcohol. what you eat the next day can actually

now there's some things i can share outside of the typical press release by chip kelly tonight which than the players mean the world to him. now, the only things i can share in my conversations and host people understand it's a personal conversation, chip half kidding said, he will have a job within a week. maybe wip radio would hire him he told me and did he tell me he feels good and feels very rela relaxed with this decision. he's not here because of results but his news conference had some zip. >> i'm not destined by the fear of what other people think. didn't want to look like a denny's menu. i just followed it. >> i'm heroine forget. i do and i remember. i do and i understand. >> i do have the same shoe. >> i'm going to miss that. >> powerba >>> live from philadelphia. this is fox 29 morning news. >>> right now on fox 29 morning news, the stage is set for one of the biggest celebrity times ever. the charges facing comedian bill cosby. what his lawyer is now saying. plus, it is new years ivan the stages are being set for celebrations here and all around this world. but, we're goi

you think it lies entirely with chip kelly? >> well, with chip and the effects of the personnel changes he made, i think that's the blame. but i'm glad jeffrey lurie didn't let it linger and you know, saw the need for a change in direction there. >> bill, thank you very much. i'll let you get back to your breakfast. there's a lot of opinions, we talked with people last night. some of them very enthusiastic and just looking forward to what lies ahead, hopefully more wins. live in south philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> thanks, matt. tv, that's not the only broadcast outlet you'll find reaction to kelly's firing. fans flooded local sports talk radio last night. many said now is the right time for a change. >> shock in the way it happened but it was kind of an option that was on the table for the eagles after they were dressed so dramatically. >> i think it was a relief and i don't think it was a shock and people, are they dancing in the streets, i think most of them, if you watch the way the eagles played football this

and why did jeffrey lurie pull the plug on chip kelly? e insight while telling us what he's looking for in a new head coach and the players shared their opinions about chip. that's coming up in sports. ♪ >>> it was a clear and important decision that had to be made. >> yes, eagles are now on to the next step after firing of chip kelly. eagles have already started the search for new head coach. jeffrey lurie mentioned that today at his news conference but i do want to clear up the real story on how this all went down and all the inaccurate reporting that's what we do -- that's what i do here any way. i was told lurie -- you got to do it with some of these bozos. all right. i was told lurie had made up his mind at least two weeks ago to release chip and the story of the meeting that did not go well tuesday and at that point chip kelly was fired by lurie totally false. all right. when lurie said he was going in another direction, chip put up no resistance and then the espn report that chip was fired when supposedly lurie took away the gm duti

what do you think about chip kelly? you think he needs to go? >> yes. >> reporter: gave him two years? >> yes, i think he needs to go back to playing college. >> i think chip needs to do better or get up out of philly, you know what i mean? he needs to improve. >> reporter: chip kelly did say yesterday at a press conference he has no intentions of leaving and wants to come back as the head coach and did take the blame for the loss and in the meantime the eagles will finish with a losing record and we will have more reaction for you coming up. randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >>> tomorrow marks 15 years since the worst mass murder in philadelphia history. a dispute over a car led gunmen to shoot ten people, execution style inside of a drug house in west philadelphia. seven died, three survived. the jury convicted several men and three are serving life sentences. the city demolished the house and revitalized the surrounding neighborhood. >>> has peyton manning been taking performance-enhancing drugs? we'll have his reaction coming up. come on in pop