Philadelphia sporting goods stores don't trust Chip Kelly

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Coach Chip Kelly has traded away the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback and running back from last season and might not be done making moves.

Kelly's willingness to trade just about anyone has made sporting goods stores in Philadelphia hesitant to display shirts or jerseys of big-name Eagles players. An employee at a Sports Authority store told Philly.com that it is waiting to make sure the players are going to stay.

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It's safe to sell apparel of new players, including DeMarco Murray, but the rest of the roster is no certainty.

"I don't know what Chip Kelly is doing," Frank Sanders, the store manager of Lids Locker Room in the Cherry Hill Mall, said to Philly.com. "So, yeah, I'm a little nervous getting anything in here just yet."

The stores are even wary about acquiring Sam Bradford jerseys. Kelly acquired Bradford in a trade that send quarterback Nick Foles to the St. Louis Rams. Store owners believe Bradford could used as a trading piece in the NFL Draft for the Eagles to select Marcus Mariota.

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.