LeSean McCoy thinks there is a racial motivation for some of the roster moves the Eagles have made since Chip Kelly came to Philadelphia.

The running back, who was traded from the Eagles to the Bills this offseason, had some harsh criticism for his former coach in an ESPN the Magazine story, pointing out the stream of black players leaving Philadelphia.

“The relationship was never really great. I feel like I always respected him as a coach,” McCoy said in a portion of the interview published online Wednesday.

“I think that’s the way he runs his team. He wants the full control. You see how fast he got rid of all the good players. Especially all the good black players. He got rid of them the fastest. That’s the truth. There’s a reason. … It’s hard to explain with him. But there’s a reason he got rid of all the black players — the good ones — like that.”

Aside from trading McCoy, the Eagles released star receiver DeSean Jackson and let fellow wideout Jeremy Maclin walk in free agency. However, the team did sign another black star, DeMarco Murray, to replace McCoy at running back. Jackson was asked if any other players had the same feelings.

“Oh, man. People have heard it. I mean … [ESPN host] Stephen A. Smith has talked about it,” McCoy said.

“Other players have talked about it. But that’s one of the things where you don’t even care no more. I’m on a new team, ready to play. So it’s nothing to do with Chip. I have no hatred toward him, nothing to say negative about him. When he got [to Philadelphia], I didn’t know what to expect. When he let DeSean go last year, I was like: ‘C’mon. DeSean Jackson?’ So it is what it is.”

Despite his distaste for Kelly, McCoy admitted to being upset when he was dealt to Buffalo for linebacker Kiko Alonso in March. But since then he has received a five-year, $40 million contract and has warmed to new coach Rex Ryan and upstate New York.

“To be honest, I didn’t want to come,” McCoy said. “I really didn’t. I was so angry at first. You take a guy who’s made his whole name and career in Philadelphia and move him. I didn’t know anything about Buffalo, so I didn’t want to go. But when you sit back and you really analyze just the good things here, it makes a lot of things better.”