Andrew Whitworth says that Brian Kelly declined his offers to help LSU program
By Jacob Moss
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Since LSU fired Brian Kelly last Sunday, there have been a ton of interesting details emerging surrounding just how dysfunctional things truly were down in Baton Rouge over the course of his tenure as the head man of the Tigers.
One of the more baffling allegations to come out in this regard has been Kelly’s unwillingness to allow former LSU greats to come back to campus and help out the program in any capacity.
Former All-American offensive tackle for the Tigers and Super Bowl Champion with the Los Angeles Rams, Andrew Whitworth, is the latest former player to come out and confirm Kelly’s lack of interest in bringing back former players, saying on his podcast that Kelly “completely blew him off” when he offered to come back and help mentor the younger players on the team.
“I don’t know Brian Kelly at all,” Whitworth said, per ProFootballTalk. “But what I do know is, I reached out multiple times to say I’d love to help you, and gotten lots of, ‘That’s great, I’ll keep that in mind’ type stuff.”
Whitworth also went on to say that he’s never heard a single positive story about Kelly’s leadership ability from people in or around the program, and that everything he’s heard has always been negative.
“I haven’t heard a single story,” Whitworth said. “I’ve only heard stories about the other side of it. You’ve even seen some current players who just played for him coming out and saying one of the worst experiences they’ve ever had as a human being, and the leader he was.”
