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The Eagles announced Chip Kelly's coaching staff Friday, all at once, as they'd said they would do. Twenty-one names are on the list, including that of Shaun Huls, the "sports science coordinator," which sounds a little BALCOesque, but Huls' bio says he comes to the Eagles from a position as strength and conditioning and combatives coordinator for Navy Special Warfare. So, if hand-to-hand fighting breaks out in the middle of the third quarter, the Eagles presumably will be covered. Five members of the new staff are following Kelly from the University of Oregon.

The Eagles unveiled coach Chip Kelly's inaugural coaching staff. The list includes a former NFL head coach, nine other assistants who have worked in the league, 12 that come directly from college - five of whom are following Kelly from Oregon - and one curiously-titled "sports science coordinator. " One thing is missing from the group, however: a Super Bowl ring. Duce Staley (running backs) and Todd Lyght (assistant defensive backs) won as players, but Kelly's staff is without a Super Bowl-winning coach.

The Eagles unveiled coach Chip Kelly's inaugural coaching staff. The list includes a former NFL head coach, nine other assistants who have worked in the league, 12 that come directly from college - five of whom are following Kelly from Oregon - and one curiously titled "sports science coordinator. " One thing is missing from the group, however: a Super Bowl ring. Duce Staley (running backs) and Todd Lyght (assistant defensive backs) won as players, but Kelly's staff is without a Super Bowl-winning coach.

Here is how Chip Kelly's new Eagles coaching staff, unofficial so far, appears to be shaping up: Head coach: Chip Kelly Offensive coordinator: Pat Shurmur Defensive coordinator: Billy Davis Quarterbacks: Bill Lazor Wide receivers: Bob Bicknell Running backs: Duce Staley Tight ends: Ted Williams Offensive line: Jeff Stoutland Defensive line: Jerry Azzinaro Linebackers: Rick Minter Secondary: Bill McGovern ...

NEW ORLEANS - Super Bowl week has come and gone and the Eagles still haven't hired a defensive coordinator. At least, there haven't been any reports that new coach Chip Kelly has found a leader for his defense. The delay had some observers speculating that the Eagles were waiting for Super Bowl XLVII to end before they could tab one of the Baltimore Ravens or San Francisco 49ers assistants as defensive coordinator. The Eagles are interested in the Ravens' Ted Monachino, according to NFL sources, but Baltimore could always block the up-and-coming linebackers coach from leaving.

NEW ORLEANS - Of the seven men who were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, none was more emotional than Cris Carter, who took six years to get in despite putting up some of the best receiving numbers in NFL history. He broke down in tears but quickly pointed out "it's not because I'm sad. " Carter, who started his career with the Eagles, joined Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Jonathan Ogden, Larry Allen, Curly Culp, and Dave Robinson in the Hall's Class of 2013.

NEW ORLEANS - Of the seven men who were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, none was more emotional than Cris Carter, who took six years to get in despite putting up some of the best receiving numbers in NFL history. He broke down in tears but quickly pointed out "it's not because I'm sad. " Carter, who started his career with the Eagles, joined Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Jonathan Ogden, Larry Allen, Curly Culp, and Dave Robinson in the Hall's Class of 2013.

NEW ORLEANS - Nick Foles and Garrett Celek are good friends. How good? When the two were roommates at Michigan State, they decided to get Chinese symbols tattooed on the inside of their left arms, just under their armpits. Tattoos often come with stories of regret, however. "I love the guy, but I kind of regret getting them," Celek said. "I need to probably get it removed one day. " Celek is a rookie tight end for San Francisco. The younger brother of Eagles tight end Brent Celek had just gotten done showing his Chinese symbols to someone during Super Bowl media day on Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS - Juan Castillo must have said the words hard work a thousand times during his tenure of less than two seasons as the Eagles defensive coordinator. So when he was fired and unemployed for almost three months, the coach who would often spend 20 hours a day at the NovaCare Complex found it especially hard. "I don't know that I've been through anything so hard in my life," Castillo said Tuesday. "And I think part of that is you keep going back and forth, 'What could I have done better?