it looks like chip kelly won a power struggle with former general manager how i rose man after jeffery laurie gave him full control at 7:12 tuesday night we got a press release confirming chip had been released from the team. i had said we appreciate all of the contributions that chip kelly made and wish him every success going forward. pat sure mur will be interim head coach and ed man wits, tom donahue, former general manager of the bev low bills and director of football operations for pittsburgh seniors and senior foot the ball advise or since 202 will assume the role of the senior director of player personnel. kelly made huge moves trading shady mccoy and signing demarco murray, to that move and many others led to poor results. lurie decided to pull the plug and eagles will be searching for a new head coach for the second time in four years. we caught up with former bird coach dick vermeil who said that the decision took him by surprise. >> well, i was shocked, you know, i know jeffery luurie was not an impulsive guy so this must have been on his mind for a while. the i believe in the the

team owner jeffery laurie made his decision to fire chip. >> i have to carefully look over everything and this was really a three-year evaluation of where we're heading, is what trajectory, is what progress or lack thereof and what did you anticipate for the foreseeable future and that is why the decision was made. >> laurie says he is willing to hire another coach out of college like chip was or former nfl coach or coordinator. former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb weighed in with his reasoning. >> college mentality, man. college coaches just don't farewell in the nfl because they are used to 17, 18, 19 year-old kid who will run through a wall for you. >> offensive coordinator pat shurmur will coach the team in the last game of the season sunday in north jersey against the the giants. we will hear from the players on chip's firing coming up at five. >>> security will be at its highest level tonight as nearly 1 million people gather in times square to watch the traditional ball drop. final preps took place wednesday night, an estimated 6,000 police officers will be watching over th

murray claims he's not one top go to chip kelly or jeffery laury to complain about the carries and he no idea why his talk on the plane with the owner is talk of the town. >> it's not the first time i sat next to tory. he's my boss. communication is there. >> are you surprised it became as big as as a deal as it is. >> gentlemen, very surprising like i said i can't control anything i can't control and i don't know how it got out there and like i said, it's just communication with my boss the guy i work for. so i think it was definitely made a lot bigger than what it really is. >> he's just talking to the boss. >> flyers had every right to singt blues when he go to st. louis and they have not won there in ten years and in fact the flyers have not scored a goal out there in five years. and flyers get another shot tat in st. louis after 173 minutes without a goal and they get three in the second. matt reed on the rebound. flyers take the lead and two to go in the second and claw giroux what a move and what a finish. flyers go on to win 4-it's their first win here since december 2005. the

he was stunned like rest have of us when jeffery laurie call him on the office on tuesday and gave himhe news. >> i walk in not knowing what had happen. he looked at me, and said, you know, i was a little confused, it is not very often you get called down to the owner's office. he said, you haven't heard. i said no, i haven't heard. then he told me he that he let coach kelly go. >> one person not particularly, happen bye chip getting the booth was patriots head coach bill belichick. he stood up when asked about his release today. >> it sound like it is really disappointing. i mean chip kelly to me is a really good football coach and he has done a good job with that team. a lot of the players that were on the eagles, are in longer on the eagles, aren't really doing too much for anybody else either. >> thanks, bill. >>> number 16 villanova played xavier today, and xavier guard edmond summer goes down hard and would be carted off on a stretcher but he is walking and talking, good news there. >>> ryan archie arcidiacono would nail a pull up three here, wildcats blow out musketeers 95-64. t

jeffery laurie says it will be someone with emotional intelligence. a little jab at chip kelly. >> you will in the want to miss toyota sunday kick off, our final show of the year but i have a feeling it may be our best. leslie van arsdal, pat gallen, merrill reese, we will all get in the change and what is next for the bird this sunday at 11:30 a.m. right here on cbs-3. emotional intelligence. >> um-hmm. >> how about that. >> that is what they want from the next head coach. >> things got out of control quickly. >> whoever comes in i want instant success. i want instant success. >> all they want is to go straight to the super bowl is that too >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next "cbs evening news", tonight 2015 comes to an end the race for the white house heat up, major garrett on the new war of word on the campaign trail. in for scott pelley is jim axlerod, take care family, we will see you tonight. >> axelrod: criminal charges against a man on

. >> lost in the mades of the shady mccoy chip kelly drama and demarco murray jeffery laurie meeting is the actual game. eagles play on sunday and there are other players taking part. one of themes tyrod taylor. taylor has been a pleasant surprise throwing 17 touchdowns ape just four interception this is year. according to nfl.com, taylor pushed to sign with the eagles this off season but the team decided to go with tim tebow instead. brandon graham talks about trying to stop taylor on sunday. >> we just got to not worry bit. when we start thinking about him using his legs, we kind of like not give ourself credit as far as we can run to. but i do know he is fast. i got to get it to him, he is fast. >> join us sunday at 1:00 for eagles and bills right here on cbs-3. before that we will get you ready with toyota sunday kick off at 11:30. >>> special honor atwood bring high, today woodbury native former nfl star brian mckenney presented the school with a golden football as commemorating the 50th super bowl which can be seen right here on cbs-3. he won a super bowl with the baltimore rav

on that flight running back demarco murray sat next to jeffery laurie. what they talk about demarco ain't saying but murray did talk to the press today after practice, and he said he loves being in philadelphia, however, he is reportedly frustrated about not getting the ball enough and lack of playing time. he was on the field for only 14 place on sunday. >> you know, everyone was doing well, so to make plays and biggest thing is i just want to contribute to this team. i feel like, i am a big piece of that. obviously we won the game. i was extremely happy about that. you just always want to contribute. >> so from current eagles running back to former, lesean mccoy and bills will visit sunday at the 1:00 p.m. in the off season shady was trade todd buffalo. the the pro bowler is still salty about how it all went down, today, chip kelly publicly apologized for it. >> how he was traded, wasn't handled right, i have said that before. i did not get a opportunity to talk to him. it is a lesson that we should never do, i understand why he is not happy about it a

around 12:30 eagles owner jeffery laurie stepped to the podium, his head coach had gone three and out. chip kelly had been fired after three seasons. we carried press conference live here on cb. 36789 if you missed it, here's what went down. >> this has been one of the most disappointing i have ever endured. >> reporter: a season to forget, eagles had super bowl dreams, instead they are six and nine but it wasn't the season alone that led to the the departure this was really a three-year evaluation, three-year evaluation of where we were heading, what is the trajectory, what is the progress or lack thereof and what did i anticipate for the foreseeable future. that is why the decision was made. >> reporter: ultimately laurie didn't like the trajectory of the bird and instead of flying high they were fading fast, 12 losses in their last 19 games. so why was chip fired with one game to go. >> one i wanted to get a jump start on our head coaching search and i knew already what we were going to do and i thought having six extra days was pretty important. secondary i thought in fairness to