The meeting between Eagles running back DeMarco Murray and team owner Jeffrey Lurie that Chip Kelly tried to downplay apparently included Murray telling Lurie that the team had lost confidence in Kelly as its coach.
That came from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network in the wake of Kelly’s firing Tuesday night.
After reports of the player-owner meeting on a team flight surfaced, Kelly said it was a chance meeting and not orchestrated. Murray reportedly told Lurie that promises made during the Eagles’ free agency courtship had been broken.
Either way, a tumltuous season resulted in Kelly being forced out before the season finale.