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[jReese]

Chip Kelly was expected to bring some of his favorite people from Oregon with him to the Philadelphia Eagles and it appears as if he has plucked another of his Oregon guys. According to The Register Guard, James Harris will make the jump to the NFL with Kelly, leaving his post as chief of staff with the Ducks to become an assistant general manager with the Eagles.
Harris started with Oregon in 2007 as a nutritionist and was named chief of staff last season. He's been called a mentor by a slew of Oregon players, who say that he has helped them adjust to college life and being an adult. It is expected that Harris will help Kelly with personnel decisions, but more so with teaching the players life skills.
Several other Oregon staffers could also join Kelly in Philadelphia. Jerry Azzinaro, who was the assistant head coach in Eugene, will likely be the Eagles' defensive line coach, while Greg Austin, Matthew Harper and Todd Lyght are all expected to be hired by Philadelphia in some roles.

http://www.sbnation....oregon-football

[Ipspots]

Makes sense now.... assistant GM......   soooo he will be helping with picking players  ahhhhhh

[NorCalEagle]

the nfl...one of the last honest bastions of unbridled nepotism...

[Bdawk330]

[RUEagle]

Wonder if this is one of the successions Lurie and Co. made to change Kelly's mind.

[Footballman175]

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Associate athletic director James Harris began work with the University of Oregon Athletic Department in 2007 after a five-year tenure as coordinator of sports nutrition at the University of Nebraska.

Harris was named the football program's chief of staff in 2012 after spending the previous five years overseeing the implementation of nutrition plans for all sports.

He earned an undergraduate degree in nutritional science and dietetics from Nebraska in 2000, as well as a master's in nutrition and health sciences in 2004.

James has been a member of the American Dietetics Association since 2001, has been active in the International Society of Sports Nutrition since 2003, and has been involved with the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionist Association since 2004.

[jReese]

guy is suprisingly young, very young

[nowideoutsneeded]

So what happens with Harold Carmical, don't you dare fire a philly legend like that

[bungalo71]

 RUEagle, on 18 January 2013 - 03:25 PM, said:

Wonder if this is one of the successions Lurie and Co. made to change Kelly's mind.

:facepalm:

[NorCalEagle]

 nowideoutsneeded, on 18 January 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

So what happens with Harold Carmical, don't you dare fire a philly legend like that

he's not assistant gm...

[KzEaglefan86]

They brought in the dietician a year too late.  He could've really helped Reid.

[pgcd3]

 NorCalEagle, on 18 January 2013 - 03:21 PM, said:

the nfl...one of the last honest bastions of unbridled nepotism...

Nepotism? Bringing in somebody you used to work with that you feel is an asset is not nepotism. It's in fact smart and it's done all the time by successful leaders.

[eagles nut]

Wait unti_ we see what his actua_ job tite is, his background is as a nutritiona_ consu_tant

[axe_man_trotter]

Philadelphia Ducks

[Footballman175]

I saw this on Oregon's Message Board:


Harris was in charge of travel for recruits, nutrition and generally was almost like a team 'nanny'. Which sounds degrading, but when LaMike had his 'girl problems' it was Harris he called first and stayed with.

This is one example but the team loved him and he was a key person around the team. He was a great guy to have around.

He was technically a nutritionist which was vital to the players staying healthy with the uptempo.

http://oregon.247spo...egon-15947490/1

[pgcd3]

Assistant can mean many things. We'll have to wait and see.

[eagles nut]

I think his tit_e wi__ be something _ike director of ath_etic deve_opment

_ is _etter after m, my keyboard is screwed up

[scoregon]

Harris is a big loss for Oregon and a big pickup for Philly. He's highly respected within the Oregon program and I suspect will play a key, if under the radar, role in the transition to Chip's vision. Chip believes strongly in the role of proper nutrition, particularly with respect to post-practice recovery and the types of foods which should be a part of night before the game meals and day of game meals. I'm sure most NFL teams already closely monitor this type of thing, but it was one of the big things Harris changed at Oregon.

He was also well known as a great relationship guy, who connected players and staff. This part may be less a piece of his role with Philly, but the skills that made him effective doing that, will likely serve him well in whatever role he plays within the Eagles Organization.

[djax713]

so hes gonna be the teams nanny? lmao....naw...

[Footballman175]

 scoregon, on 18 January 2013 - 03:42 PM, said:

Harris is a big loss for Oregon and a big pickup for Philly. He's highly respected within the Oregon program and I suspect will play a key, if under the radar, role in the transition to Chip's vision. Chip believes strongly in the role of proper nutrition, particularly with respect to post-practice recovery and the types of foods which should be a part of night before the game meals and day of game meals. I'm sure most NFL teams already closely monitor this type of thing, but it was one of the big things Harris changed at Oregon.

He was also well known as a great relationship guy, who connected players and staff. This part may be less a piece of his role with Philly, but the skills that made him effective doing that, will likely serve him well in whatever role he plays within the Eagles Organization.

Yeah i'm reading the Duck's message board, they seem like this is a huge loss for them.

[Ipspots]

 KzEaglefan86, on 18 January 2013 - 03:30 PM, said:

They brought in the dietician a year too late.  He could've really helped Reid.

  14 years too late....

[FlyinBrian36-20]

 jReese, on 18 January 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

guy is suprisingly young, very young

hopefully a young brilliant mind like george costanza!

[axe_man_trotter]

 scoregon, on 18 January 2013 - 03:42 PM, said:

Harris is a big loss for Oregon and a big pickup for Philly. He's highly respected within the Oregon program and I suspect will play a key, if under the radar, role in the transition to Chip's vision. Chip believes strongly in the role of proper nutrition, particularly with respect to post-practice recovery and the types of foods which should be a part of night before the game meals and day of game meals. I'm sure most NFL teams already closely monitor this type of thing, but it was one of the big things Harris changed at Oregon.

He was also well known as a great relationship guy, who connected players and staff. This part may be less a piece of his role with Philly, but the skills that made him effective doing that, will likely serve him well in whatever role he plays within the Eagles Organization.

That's for the heads up on him. Couldn't hurt to have a guy like this around the team, sounds like somebody Chip really enjoys having around.

Hopefully the players will feel the same way.

[AceofSpades]

 nowideoutsneeded, on 18 January 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

So what happens with Harold Carmical, don't you dare fire a philly legend like that

Carmichael was always the the Director of Player Programs (whatever the hell that is).

His bio should explain that.

http://www.philadelp...a1-489bb8c22c0e

[WR_please]

Very interesting concept of a "life coach."  According to some Ducks fans and the article posted he made a huge impact on Oregon players.  I see this as a step in the direction of making this team even younger.  It will also be interesting to see if this guy can get a high upside guy with weight problems like Antonio Dixon to play to his potential.

[shady4mvp]

 axe_man_trotter, on 18 January 2013 - 03:37 PM, said:

Philadelphia Ducks

wrong

Philadelphia Visors

[Sack that QB]

Howie Roseman is ready. He's been preparing to work with a brother for a while now after his "That's how we do" comment the other day.

[BtotheH]

Dang this just keeps on getting better.

[shady4mvp]

@bhanna44
Nooooooo! Not @jameslharris_uo too! This one hurts

coming from ducks player.

[Footballman175]

 shady4mvp, on 18 January 2013 - 03:58 PM, said:

@bhanna44
Nooooooo! Not @jameslharris_uo too! This one hurts

coming from ducks player.

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