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Eagles Get Their Man, Hire Oregon's Chip Kelly

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Oregon v Kansas State
Michael Clay #46 and Bryan Bennett #2 dump the gatorade cooler on head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks after their 35 to 17 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 3, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Chip Kelly after he originally chose to stay at Oregon.

Kelly becomes the 21st coach in team history and replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season

Kelly, who was 46-7 in four years at Oregon, interviewed with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills after leading the Ducks to a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. But he opted to remain at Oregon before changing his mind.

The Eagles are known to have interviewed 11 candidates, including two meetings with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.

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