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Report: Chip Kelly targeting Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator

Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham is reportedly Chip Kelly´s top target to take the same position with the Eagles. (Daniel Shirey/AP)
Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham is reportedly Chip Kelly's top target to take the same position with the Eagles. (Daniel Shirey/AP)
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Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7:59 PM

Chip Kelly is apparently getting right to work in putting together a coaching staff in Philadelphia. 

His first target is University of Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, a league source told Comcast SportsNet's Derrick Gunn. 

With Grantham at the helm, the Bulldogs finished 18th in the nation in scoring defense, giving up an average of 19.6 points per game. 

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