Ed Gilbert, the attorney representing the player and his family, told 3News in a statement: "We feel the court made a clear error here. "Caserio was a standout," said Kuberacki. and last updated 6:19 AM, Jun 02, 2021. The district has declined to provide details of what happened on May 24. "The type of behavior was inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive.". Example video title will go here for this video, New procedures, clinical trials offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients | Health Yeah. Invite the coach I love them, they know that. Talbert said counselors will be available for the football players Friday. "When Josh was talking in the offensive huddle, you would have thought Coach McD was talking to us. In a separate vote Thursday, the five-member board unanimously hired Athletic Director Antonio Hall as the districts interim head football coach for the upcoming season. In 2018, Dungy sharply criticized Josh McDaniels for backing out of a head coaching opportunity with the Colts, which is part of the complex national narrative. The most important thing for Mr. Wattley at this point is that the truth comes out so that his name is cleared of these ridiculous charges against him, and we will make sure that happens. So do my clients.". A federal judge said there was insufficient evidence to support allegations that the player was forced to eat food against his religion. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments occurred this week in the pizza scandal involving a former Canton McKinley football player and his coaches. June 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. Beyond the disciplinary hearings, two other investigations remain open: The Canton City police department is investigating whether the coaches conduct rises to the level of a criminal hazing charge. CANTON, Ohio The lawyer for a Canton McKinley High School football player has released video that he says contradicts claims that the student was not forced to consume a pepperoni pizza. Pattakos wrote the evidence collected during the discovery phase of the lawsuit revealed information that wasn't known when the lawsuit was filed in July 2021, including the admission by the player that didnt explicitly tell the coaches about his Hebrew Israelite beliefs and that a surveillance video the district used as the basis of its internal investigation was missing a two-minute span of time. School board president John "J.R." Rinaldi said Hall will continue to serve as the district's athletic director and will work with the district's administrative team to build his football staff. "They are not Christian or Muslim. Poll: Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. An attorney representing Marcus Wattley told 3News Investigates that there's more to this story that hasn't been told. After the hearings, Canton City Schools spokeswoman Lisa Reicosky said Superintendent Jeff Talbertis expectedto make a recommendation to the Canton City school board regarding their employment outside of their coaching positions. ", More Stark County sports from Steve Doerschuk: 'I know where to go and pour them': Fate of 40-year-old Hudepohl six-packs rides on Bengals winning AFC title, Super Bowl. His father, during his own separate deposition testimony, said he had found the tobaccowrapperin his son's pants pockets and that he had told one of thecoaches that his son was grounded for smoking. The father acknowledged that he never explicitly said whether the smoking referred to a cigaror marijuana. The deposition, where the player testified under oath, was conducted as part of the defamation lawsuit that the coaches filed a year ago against the player, the players father, Kenny Walker, their attorney Edward Gilbert and former assistant coach Josh Grimsley. We feel that he overreacted.". Earlier this month, Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert released a video statement to, "set the record straight" about the recent firing of seven McKinley High School football coaches. I think I said, Im sorry for missing practice and I wont let it happen again or something across those lines, the player testified. It doesnt make any sense.. Solon defeated Canton McKinley 61-40 in the opener and then Midview followed suit with a 70-45 win over Archbishop Hoban.. Solon and Midview will meet up at Medina High School on Saturday, March 4th at 7 p.m. in the regional final with a spot in the . Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame. But the player testified that Wattley told him that if he walked out, he couldnt come back. He recounted an encounter with one of the coaches at the mall recently. Pattakos asked Judge Haupt to reinstate the district leaders as defendants in the lawsuit, but she denied the request Wednesday, in part because the trial was to start Monday. Last offseason, former McKinley star Harold Fannin signed with . The Canton City Board of Education voted to fire the coaches on June 3, 2021 after surveillance camera video surfaced of the incident. Head coach Joe Mazzulla couldn't hide his . Return for updates. No Bulldogs coachs tenure has spanned more than five years since Thom McDaniels guided the program from 1982-1997. Im not going to respond to every allegation that comes up because its like a moving target. London Fletcher ran up and dove and hit the back of my ankle. Former Canton McKinley Senior High School head football coach Marcus Wattley and five of his former assistant coaches are suing nine people they say have damaged their reputations in the. John "Spider" Miller is an old Canton coach who disagrees with Jack Rose on Mayfield, but agrees on McDaniels. Canton family's faith at the center of McKinley High football coach abuse allegations, Head football coach Marcus Wattley, six others dismissed for misconduct. Following a due-process hearing with the Canton City School District June 8, the attorney for Canton McKinley Senior High . The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred . "It's not going to get the coaches their jobs back. When Pattakos asked the player why he participated in a rib-eating contest with his teammates in 2019, he recalled that he had asked Wattley whether the ribs were beef or pork but Wattley didnt know. The player testified he walked into the Frank Turk Alberta Football Operations Center and went into the weight room. On a sunny September Saturday in 1997, secrets of the future whispered like ripples as Josh McDaniels played a college football game on the Ohio River. Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com. "I ran around the corner seeing nothing but open space. He said he began seeing a counselor in June 2021 and has made progress. "We are confident that under Coach Hall's leadership, our football program will be in very capable and experienced hands and our student-athletes will have a rewarding experience," Rinaldi said. I miss my boys. "McDaniels was a good possession receiver. "There's nobody in the business who is going to work harder than Josh. He again declined to provide details of what happened that day and saidthe video would not be publicly released due to federal student privacy regulations. (Former St. Vincent-St. Mary head coach Dan) Boarman showed me a lot, how to take care of kids and everything that comes with the kid not just the football player but the student, the person and the athlete. Fletcher played 256 NFL games, third all-time among linebackers behind Junior Seau (268) and Clay Matthews (278). The teammates affidavits also said that Wattley told the player he could leave if he didnt want to participate. Deservedly so. Nobody is perfect, not even Coach Wattley is perfect and he knows that. Superintendent Jeff Talbert called the actions of the coaches "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive. We have a number of careers that have been destroyed here. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. The lawsuit also names Canton City Schools as a defendant. McLeod on Tuesday said he believes the surveillance video clears the coaches. He also said he wasnt missing workouts due to using marijuana as the coaches have suggested. So, they just kept it there and then when I kicked the box, they brought it back to me, so there was nothing I could do, said the player, according to a transcript of a deposition he gave on June 23. Calling Wattley a "rising star,"Pattakos said Wattley is heartbroken to be away from his team but he believes he did nothing wrong. Attorney Pattakos released the following statement on behalf of Marcus Wattley late Thursday night: "We asked the district to postpone their decision for at least one more week to allow for this matter to be fully and fairly investigated, including upon full consideration of the testimony of the numerous Canton McKinley football players who witnessed this event and were at tonight's board meeting wanting to tell anyone who would listen that the story being advanced by the alleged victim's father and attorney is not true. So I just went with it and went to the contest, the player testified. He emphasized that the player had the ability to leave at any time and had the option of selecting an alternative food that did not contain pork. The 17-year-old belongs to. He was asked to accept this form of a lesson. 2023 www.cantonrep.com. CANTON, Ohio There are new developments in the scandal that once crippled the Canton McKinley football team. He did it a few times and I remember saying, 'The kid is calling audibles as a freshman. The incident made international headlines and has spawned three lawsuits. You can read Judge Adams' dismissal ruling below: Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Disciplinary hearings for assistant coaches Joshua Grimsley and Zachary Sweat, both of whom are school resource assistants, are scheduled over the next week. There's nobody more tenacious. He emphasized that the player had the ability to leave at any time and had the option of selecting an alternative food that did not contain pork. 11, 2021 at 4:07 PM PDT. However, the family in question identifies themselves as Christian. Now Kuberacki was Marietta's QB; McDaniels was a John Carroll receiver. … I was yelling at him, I was telling him I dont eat it because of my religion, the player said. It is a substantial piece of justice for the coaches that they are very grateful for.". We feel the coaches knew what they did and the judge wanted us to be specific. School officials told The Repository this week that the school will review its entire athletic program. A district investigation found the charges against the coaches to be true, and Superintendent Jeff Talbert called their actions "inappropriate, demeaning, and divisive." You're the king, you're the prince.' He was one of several football players who attended the disciplinary hearing Monday to show their support for Wattley. It was rushed. … I still have visuals of them yelling at me and stuff to eat it, and I felt like my religion didnt matter to them, and they threw it out the window, and I told them I didnt eat it and they made me feel some type of way.. He has been Canton's AD for less than a year. A. Mentor (9-4) [I:1] L. 21-34. They lose sleep over me and the boys.. McKinley football player Mani Powellsaid he wants his coaches back. When head coaches like Bob Rupert, Dave Cady and Mike Riley were routinely taking Bulldog teams to the Final Four, they benefitted with better talent, better support, and players with better attitudes, which definitely contributed to their success at Canton McKinley. I love them, they know that, Wattley said. Attorney Kathryn Perrico, who is representing the Canton City school leaders, responded to Pattakos' statement by saying, "The district maintains that the rulings issued by the court were sound and well-reasoned, and declines to respond to the self-serving and inaccurate statements presented by Peter Pattakos. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were fired last week following allegations the coaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni. Wattley, through his attorney Peter Pattakos, saidthe accusations that thecoaches forced a 17-year-old player to eat an entire pepperoni pizza against his Hebrew Israelite religious beliefs for missing a voluntary May 20 strengthening and conditioning workoutarefalse and exaggerated. I don't think that's going to happen now, with Josh there.". Before a playing run in the Canadian Football League, Hall spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, whose head coach was Tony Dungy. He said he would have eaten the chicken nuggets. CANTONMarcus Wattley broke his silence Monday about the discipline of a player that led to the end of his career as McKinley High Schools head football coach. "He's been the best offensive coordinator in the NFL, I think. He blamed the district for conducting a rushed and incomplete investigation, noting that Wattley was interviewed for only 18 minutes and that only three of the 40 players present wereinterviewed. CANTON, Ohio Eight coaches from the Canton McKinley High School football team have been placed on administrative leave, including head coach Marcus Wattley. Gilbert says his team, the player, and his family are now determining if they will appeal the dismissal. Hall, who also serves as McKinley's athletic director,. CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - During a special meeting of the Canton City School Board on Thursday evening, the board voted unanimously to terminate the day jobs of three former assistant football. 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