WEBVTT - Press Pass: Howie Roseman

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<v Speaker 1>As you guys know, we've made the decision to release

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Huff. The last forty eight hours, we've spent a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time discussing this as an organization, going through

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<v Speaker 1>our process and gathering information James from yesterday to today,

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<v Speaker 1>because yesterday Doug said he didn't anticipate any discipline come. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>For us, we just want to go through a process,

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<v Speaker 1>gather all the information, and then sit down as an

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<v Speaker 1>organization and make a decision that we think is the

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<v Speaker 1>right decision for the Philadelphia Eagles. You know. Um, for us,

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<v Speaker 1>we just felt, based on the circumstances and the facts involved,

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<v Speaker 1>that it was the right thing to do for our

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<v Speaker 1>football team. We met Jeffrey Don myself and coach and

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<v Speaker 1>we made this decision together the statements that he made yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Having listening to do with it, joh No m this

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<v Speaker 1>situation was about gathering all the information and trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do what we felt was right for the Philadelphi Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>that came available between the time Doug taught us yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>and when you made the move, we spent a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time over the last forty eight hours just making

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<v Speaker 1>sure that we had the information and that we weren't

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<v Speaker 1>rushing to judgment, and that we have a process in

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<v Speaker 1>place for these sort of things that could lead us

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<v Speaker 1>to what we think is the right decision. Gone on

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<v Speaker 1>the premises here before you left and was arrested, Josh

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<v Speaker 1>told us that he did not. Did you find out

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<v Speaker 1>that he did? No, you do explore that further. And

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<v Speaker 1>you have a regulation here against that occurring with players.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a league policy about having weapons at the facility,

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<v Speaker 1>a number of its it's the last several months will

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<v Speaker 1>the off field. It's why why Josh Hawk, Well, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to take each of these um separately, examine the

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<v Speaker 1>facts that we have, and go through a process and

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<v Speaker 1>then make a decision that's in the best interest of

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<v Speaker 1>this organization. Was a different one, more severe than that.

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel products that a fact situation and the circumstances and

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<v Speaker 1>this were different than Nigel. You heard any pressure in

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<v Speaker 1>any way for you to do something? Now you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>were you that sat down and had the discussion? Was

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<v Speaker 1>it a back and forth discussion? And we're all of

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<v Speaker 1>you on board with the decision. Everyone was on board

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<v Speaker 1>and the decision. That's why we made the decision. UM

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<v Speaker 1>And over the last fourty eight hours. When we go

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<v Speaker 1>through our process, we talked to a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>and again there's no science to this. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>process and we try to do what's right. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>make the discission and what's probably available? Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we're comfortable with the information that we had that led

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<v Speaker 1>us to the decision. When you make when Doug came

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<v Speaker 1>here yesterday, did was there a decision to make that

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<v Speaker 1>you're going we were going to keep him? Um? Or

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<v Speaker 1>did you still not know the time? Um? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know that when you look at the timeline

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<v Speaker 1>from Tuesday to now, we were continuing to gather information.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't want to just rely on media reports. We

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<v Speaker 1>want to be thoughtful in how we were making this decision,

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<v Speaker 1>and so all day yesterday we were really spending a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time through last night and into this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>When we finally made the final decision. How that would

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<v Speaker 1>make Doug lookdo in terms of I mean, he came

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<v Speaker 1>up here and said he was going to embrace the player,

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to love on him, and all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden a day later, here you are releasing him. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we all care about Josh Huff. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we care about the players on our team. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>business we're in. Um. We spent a lot of time

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<v Speaker 1>with them and these decisions are hard, but we got

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<v Speaker 1>to do what's right for the Philadelphia Eagles. He invested

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<v Speaker 1>a third amount picking them, and he's really found a

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<v Speaker 1>nichees a kick return or how disappointing is it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>here we are in the middle of the season to

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<v Speaker 1>have to do this. Yeah, I think that that's the

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<v Speaker 1>right word. It's disappointing that we have to stand up

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<v Speaker 1>here and do this. But we're trying to build something,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're trying to build something that lasts, and some

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<v Speaker 1>of that means that we're gonna have to make some

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<v Speaker 1>hard decisions and all we can do is do what

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<v Speaker 1>we think is right for the Philadelphiagles. To follow up

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<v Speaker 1>on Jeff's question, do you even did you give any

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<v Speaker 1>consideration to the possibility that by changing the course after

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<v Speaker 1>Doug had laid out it seemed to be a stranchise

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<v Speaker 1>policy that you run the risk of making the head

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<v Speaker 1>coach little pretty weak, pretty ineffectual. Our number one priority

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<v Speaker 1>is to do what's right for this team, and coaches

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent on board with this and doing that

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<v Speaker 1>and at the same time, you know, while we're going

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<v Speaker 1>through the process, we also have to do things sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>to protect the outcome, and we don't want to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the outcome without going through that process. How he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to argue that Josh put himself in this situation sounds,

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<v Speaker 1>according to him, like it's an honest mistate. But but

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<v Speaker 1>you is in charge of this schoolball team. What is

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<v Speaker 1>your level? Just how to say you work? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think again, I'd go back to the word just disappointed

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<v Speaker 1>that we're standing here right now and discussing this as

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<v Speaker 1>we're playing a big game this week. And um, there's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt that he was coming along as a player

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<v Speaker 1>and that he helps this team. But we have to

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<v Speaker 1>do what's in the best interest of this organization, this building,

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<v Speaker 1>uh and the sixty three guys. We have a responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>to a lot of people here and we don't take

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<v Speaker 1>that lightly. Said, I think that's for you guys to

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<v Speaker 1>infer and discuss. This is going to play in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room. I know he's got a lot of friends

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Did you talk to them the duck talk

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<v Speaker 1>to them in Well, in the last four or eight hours,

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<v Speaker 1>we've spent a lot of time with a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people in this building discussing this and going over the scenarios,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, we got a lot of good people in

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<v Speaker 1>this building and we want to do They want to

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<v Speaker 1>do what's right as we're trying to move forward here

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<v Speaker 1>and build something. It's a message coach and I met

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<v Speaker 1>with Josh together this morning, UM, and we just told

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<v Speaker 1>them in person and UM, you know, obviously tough conversation

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<v Speaker 1>for all of us. Reaction what was the conversation? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's important we keep the specifics of the conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a hard thing to do on all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's the hardest part of this business, is

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<v Speaker 1>cumulative effect of the fact that there were is it's

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<v Speaker 1>prior to this from other players that that influential. Thank you. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>We try to take every incident individually, go through a

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<v Speaker 1>process and make a decision that's right for the Philadelphias.

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<v Speaker 1>From Nagel's incident, I mean they're both involving firearms he

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<v Speaker 1>actually hit. The two episodes, yeah, a very different set

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<v Speaker 1>of circumstances, and obviously we have to go through all

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<v Speaker 1>of those when we do that to figure out, um,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the right decision for us. A level of charges

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<v Speaker 1>figure into this the fact that he's quite likely facing

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<v Speaker 1>jail time. Again, we have a process that we go through.

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<v Speaker 1>We look at all the information that we have, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we try to make the best decision for the

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<v Speaker 1>philadelphiveris of the charges, what sets this off? What's the

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<v Speaker 1>one that that really bothered to a decision. I think

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<v Speaker 1>when we went through the whole process, we thought this

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<v Speaker 1>was the right decision for the Philadelphia Eagles. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know that there's a reason to get in the specifics

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<v Speaker 1>other than we thought this was the right decision for

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<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphi Eagles season. You guys signed some players that

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<v Speaker 1>had character issues in the past, incidence off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think this is a result of that. I

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<v Speaker 1>would just take this specific instance and how we felt

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<v Speaker 1>here and again when we went through the last forty

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<v Speaker 1>eight hours and gathered all the facts and all the information,

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<v Speaker 1>we thought this was the right decision for it. That

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<v Speaker 1>this is an issue in terms of the players that

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<v Speaker 1>you have signed, that this could be something that could

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<v Speaker 1>further happen. No, I mean, obviously I can't predict the future,

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<v Speaker 1>but we feel like we have a good group and

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<v Speaker 1>we're heading in the right direction. En filled yet No,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just been it being filled by Sunday. Yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>on on guns, there's lead policy on guns. Um. But

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<v Speaker 1>again I think that I'd like to just keep it

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<v Speaker 1>to this specific example with Josh and um we wish

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<v Speaker 1>him well as he moves forward here. Thank you, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you,