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Jordan McNair’s parents say DJ Durkin should be fired and ‘shouldn’t be able to work with anybody else’s kid’

Jordan McNair’s parents gave their first interview since since the death of their son Thursday on Good Morning America, and didn’t mince words when asked about Maryland head football coach DJ Durkin.

A couple minutes into the interview, host Michael Strahan asked:

“The strength and conditioning coach has resigned, Rick Court, he’s resigned. The head coach DJ Durkin, he’s on administrative leave. Do you think he should resign as well?”

Martin McNair, Jordan’s father, answered:

“Yes. Absolutely. He shouldn’t be able to work with anybody else’s kid. You don’t send your kid away to college, Michael, you send your kid away to college for them to be developed into young people.