PHOENIX -- Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie spent a long time Tuesday trying not to say what appears to be the absolute truth in Philadelphia: Chip Kelly wanted then-general manager Howie Roseman out of the way in order to create the team in his vision.

"It wasn't Howie," Lurie said. "I think it was much more Chip's requirement to have sort of a football guy that he was comfortable with in terms of helping him day by day and minute by minute. We all recognize the value of, in organizations today, having someone that can manage the cap well, negotiate well, plan well and at the same time, evaluate well and be tied at the hip with the coach."

So basically, Kelly didn't think Roseman was a "football guy?"

"That may have been the interpretation," Lurie said. "But I don't think any of us really see it that way."

A lot of other people do, of course. But the reality is, Lurie is not making a bad football move here. A coach needs personnel to filter into his system. His system, which was wildly successful at the college level, is unique. He needs to re-tool the scouting department and re-teach all of the team's evaluators on how to interview and select prospects.

The problem is that Lurie isn't really guarding himself from what might happen if it all blows up, or if Kelly seeks more power, money or control in the future.

The owner admitted on Tuesday that he did not place any safeguards into Kelly's deal along with his new decision-making power, which ultimately allows the former college star to return to a place where any program would pay top dollar to have him.

Then, the Eagles would be left with all these unique ingredients with no chef to prepare them. They will have also lost LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and Nick Foles in the process.

"You think it through very much," Lurie said. "Chip is bright, he's smart, he's obsessed with football. This man is all about winning and it doesn't matter to him the public perception of a trade or where he's coming from. He's all about football and making us better."

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How did the stock market do today ? All major benchmarks erased earlier gains in the last 15 minutes of trading to close in the red. The Dow Jones fell 11 points.

Investors weighed fluctuations in the U.S. dollar and its effect on global commodity prices.

Gold prices rose $3.10 to hit $1,187.70 per ounce. Silver prices climbed one cent to $16.89 an ounce.

Today's Scorecard:

Dow: 18,116.04, -11.61, -0.06%

S&P 500: 2,104.42, -3.68, -0.17%

Nasdaq: 5,010.97, -15.44, -0.31%

What Moved the Stock Market Today : The markets were relatively muted this afternoon as investors are still digesting monetary policy decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Stanley Fischer, who is second-in-command at the Federal Reserve, said this morning that the bank is "widely expected" to raise interest rates later this year and that the decision could come after any FOMC meeting when policy makers feel the time is right.

Brent crude oil prices gained roughly 1.1% on the day, despite increased concerns about global oversupply. Saudi Arabia announced today it is pumping more than 10 million barrels of crude per day, a new record for the region. Domestic oil prices gained 1.5% on a weaker dollar. Investors will be keeping a tight eye on inventory reports due out later this week.

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(CBS) A profile on Jose Abreu published Monday in Chicago Magazine sheds the most extensive light yet on the White Sox sluggers defection from Cuba.

Abreu was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 2014 after a debut campaign in which he hit .317 with 36 homers and 117 RBIs. Until now, limited details were known about his harrowing journey from Cuba to Haiti that started late one night in August 2013, but Abreu revealed more in an interview with Chicago Magazine. While the story doesnt cite who may have been helping Abreu and his family defect, its a good read and depicts how difficult it was for Abreu to leave some family behind.

Abreu defected from Cuba with his fiance,parents, sister and brother-in-law, Chicago Magazine reported.

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They left in the middle of the night, entrusting their fate to a tiny boat, its two motors, and the ink-black sea. For 12 hours, they pressed on. Through darkness, then dawn, then scorching daylight. Through 15-foot waves. And through the paths of trawlers and other ships that could cut their own 20-foot vessel in two.

Abreu likely had professional help in finding his way to the United States, Chicago Magazine reported.

It was dangerous, Abreu told Chicago Magazine. The waves were high, but the Lord was at our side. God gave us the chance to reach our destination.

When asked for more details Monday at spring training about his journey to the United States, Abreu didnt elaborate much, saying its a sensitive subject.

He signed a six-year, $68-million deal in October 2013 with Chicago. Abreu established residency in Haiti first so that he could become a free agent instead of being thrown in the draft pool.

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The book, in stores Tuesday, is based on in-depth interviews by authors Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli with leaders in the technology and entertainment business and Apple (AAPL, Tech30) executives who worked closely with Jobs.

In one notable passage, current CEO Tim Cook remembers the day when Jobs asked him to take the top spot.

At that time, Jobs was battling cancer and was spending much of his time at home. He called over Cook, who was then Apple's chief operating officer.

Cook recalls that he and Jobs discussed what it would be like for Cook to be CEO while the notoriously controlling Jobs would become chairman of the board.

''I tried to pick something that would incite him. So I said, 'You mean that if I review an ad and I like it, it should just run without your okay?' And he laughed, and said, 'Well, I hope you'd at least ask me!' "

Jobs was so closely identified with Apple that it was hard to imagine the company under any other CEO. But Cook says that Jobs wanted a successor who wouldn't try to replicate what he had done. Jobs referred to it as the "Beatles concept," where each member of the iconic band had talents that complemented each other.

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Jobs' health took a turn for the worse just eight weeks after this conversation. Cook says in the book that he watched a movie with Jobs the Friday before he passed away.

"We watched Remember the Titans [a sentimental football story about an underdog]. I was so surprised he wanted to watch that movie. I was like, Are you sure? Steve was not interested in sports at all. And we watched and we talked about a number of things and I left thinking that he was pretty happy."

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