Former Eagles CB Brandon Boykin Rips Chip Kelly

Cornerback Brandon Boykin was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason as part of Chip Kelly's purge of player. Now that Kelly has been fired by the Eagles, Boykin is sounding off on his old head coach.

Boykin said he preferred playing under Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. 

"Tomlin treats players like professionals and grown men," Boykin told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Boykin also claimed that the previous complaints from players like LeSean McCoy were accurate. 

“I think the players realized that a long time ago,” Boykin said. “Now the world knows. You can't trick players or pretend to be someone you're not if the results aren't there. The guys who were man enough to make a difference and do something about it were axed or [Kelly] acted like there were sour grapes or whatever ... We were telling the truth, and people see that now. We are grown men, and he overlooked that aspect of it. He acted like he was better and smarter than people at his level, and that's where the respect was lost.”

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