On Sunday night, the Raiders fired first-year offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. On Monday, defensive end Maxx Crosby — the best player on the roster and current face of the franchise — addressed the move.
“Chip’s a guy that I’ve had a lot of respect for from afar and what he has done over his career,” Crosby said on the latest episode of the [SiriusXM _Let’s Go!_ podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-go-with-matthew-stafford-maxx-crosby-peter-king/id1584409759). “Everyone knows that growing up I was a big Buckeye fan, my dad is a huge Ohio State fan, and so them winning the \[national championship\] last year, I was super excited about him coming here.
“When Chip was here he was always good to me and we had a cool relationship. Unfortunately, this is a production-based business and if the offense is struggling, you know, I feel like it’s just, it comes down to, it’s production at the end of the day. The offense has been struggling and felt like, you know, we needed to make a change. So that’s above my pay grade. But at the end of the day, I wish the best for Chip and I know he’ll be back doing his thing soon.”
And he’ll be well compensated until he is, with the balance of his three-year, $18 million deal due and owing until he finds something else.
With so many college vacancies, he surely will. But after three failed stints at the NFL level, it’s likely a stretch to think Chip will be back in the pro game any time soon. If ever.