Jeff Stoutland – Philadelphia’s run game coordinator and offensive line coach – has worked with Kelce for all but the first two years of the 2011 NFL Draft pick as he was hired by the Eagles in 2013. Stoutland, 62, and the former Eagles center were also the masterminds behind Philly’s controversially famous ‘tush push’.
Speaking at the Eagles’ three-day day training camp on Tuesday, Stoutland said of the 36-year-old Kelce and his decision to retire back in March: ‘I was very happy for him but also very sad because I feel like I lost a very close friend and partner in this whole process.’But, very happy for him because it was perfect timing and he maximized… that guy holy smokes… you talk about not leaving anything on the table… he gave everything he had mentally, physically…
