Tag: Eugene Chung

69 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 69 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 69 jersey number.

With another week in the books, the New England Patriots are 69 days away from their regular season opener against the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles on September 10.

We’re counting down the days until kickoff by listing every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 69 jersey number.

There have only been eight for New England with second-year offensive guard Cole Strange donning the number currently. The 2022 NFL first-round draft pick is expected to help fortify an offensive line group that imploded last season, along with the rest of the Patriots’ offense.

Two-time Super Bowl champion Shaq Mason is another former Patriot that wore No. 69 and made a major impact for the team. With those two players in mind, let’s take a look at every player that has ever worn No. 69 throughout New England’s franchise history.

NFL reviewing discriminatory comments made to former Chiefs assistant Eugene Chung in recent interview

Chung alleges discrimination during a recent interview with an unnamed team.

The NFL is looking into alleged discriminatory comments made to a former assistant coach of the Kansas City Chiefs during a recent job interview with an unnamed team.

Eugene Chung played in the NFL from 1992-2000 and has been an assistant coach in the NFL for the past 10 years. Chung first coached with Kansas City after spending time as the assistant offensive line coach with the Philadelphia Eagles under Andy Reid. He held the same title when he joined the Chiefs in 2013. He remained in Kansas City through 2015 before returning to Philadelphia under Doug Pederson, adding assistant tight end and run game coordinator to his coaching resume. He was with the Eagles during Super Bowl LII, but was let go by the Eagles after the 2019 NFL season and hasn’t coached in the league since.

In a recent interview with the Boston Globe, Chung, who is of Korean descent, revealed that while interviewing for an NFL job he was told he was not the “right minority.”

Here are his full comments:

“It was said to me, ‘Well, you’re really not a minority,’ ” Chung recalled.

Chung, who is Korean, froze.

“I was like, ‘Wait a minute. The last time I checked, when I looked in the mirror and brushed my teeth, I was a minority,’ ” he said.

“So I was like, ‘What do you mean I’m not a minority?’ ”

The interviewer responded, “You are not the right minority we’re looking for.”

The NFL, which has long had issues with diversity hires, has since announced that they’ll be investigating these allegations made by Chung.

“We will review the matter,” NFL PR head Brian McCarthy said in a league statement. “That comment is completely inappropriate and contrary to league values and workplace policies. The NFL and its clubs are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel in a manner that is consistent with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”

[listicle id=93276]

Ex-NFL player, assistant coach Eugene Chung: Interviewer said I wasn’t a minority

Former NFL player and assistant coach Eugene Chung says he was told he was not ‘the right minority’ during an interview

A distressing story from former New England Patriot Eugene Chung on Saturday.

The offensive tackle from 1992-94 with New England told the Boston Globe he was interviewing for an assistant coaching position when he heard the following:

Per the Boston Globe:

“It was said to me, ‘Well, you’re really not a minority,’ ” Chung recalled.

Chung, who is Korean, froze.

“I was like, ‘Wait a minute. The last time I checked, when I looked in the mirror and brushed my teeth, I was a minority,’ ” he said. “So I was like, ‘What do you mean I’m not a minority?’ ”

The interviewer responded, “You are not the right minority we’re looking for.”

Chung was the assistant offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013-15 under head coach Andy Reid, after serving three seasons with him in Philadelphia Eagles in the same capacity.

Chung was rehired by the Eagles on Jan. 20, 2016, by head coach Doug Pederson, who was Chung’s offensive coordinator with the Chiefs.

Chung was with the Eagles for Super Bowl LII when they defeated the New England Patriots 41-33.

Chung is of Korean descent and became only the third person of Asian descent to play professional American football when he was drafted in 1992. He was also the first Korean-American to be drafted in the first round.

“I asked about it, and as soon as the backtracking started, I was like, ‘Oh no, no, no, no, no, you said it. Now that it’s out there, let’s talk about it,’ ” Chung said. “It was absolutely mind-blowing to me that in 2021, something like that is actually a narrative.”