The Facts:
Following up on
the previous item. ... Oregon football coach Chip Kelly is finalizing a deal to become the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach, the Tampa Bay Times confirmed Sunday night. Kelly met with the Bucs earlier this past week and both sides are hopeful an agreement can be reached within the next 24-48 hours.
Reported by the St. Petersburg Times
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Kelly would make the jump to the NFL if a financial agreement can be reached, a source told KGW in Portland, Oregon Sunday night. According to Times staffer Rick Stroud, the secret meeting between with Kelly, Bucs GM Mark Dominik and members of the Glazer family which owns the team came during an exhaustive search in which they interviewed eight known candidates with a wide array of experience in the NFL, from former head coaches to offensive coordinators and position coaches. Kelly, 48, is the first known candidate that the Bucs have interviewed from the college ranks. Known as an offensive innovator and could bring some of his up tempo schemes to the Buccaneers. After firing Raheem Morris, a priority for the Bucs was to identify coaches who could help Josh Freeman get back on track. ... Stay tuned.
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