'I informed Urban of the change this evening. On Wednesday, Khan issued a statement that read: 'After deliberation over many weeks and a thorough analysis of the entirety of Urban’s tenure with our team, I am bitterly disappointed to arrive at the conclusion that an immediate change is imperative for everyone. Meyer also got into a heated exchange with Marvin Jones Jr, the team’s wide receiver, who left the stadium and refused to return until he was talked into coming back. Last week, it was reported that Meyer had angry conversations with assistant coaches who were berated by their boss for being ‘losers.’ In response, Meyer blamed a mysterious injury that Robinson was nursing as well as running backs coach Bernie Parmalee. Robinson’s benching reportedly caused consternation among his teammates. Meyer apologized to the team and his family for his ‘stupid’ behavior and for causing a ‘distraction.’Įarlier this month, Meyer caused a stir in his own locker room when he benched James Robinson, the team’s second-year running back, for the second week in a row for fumbling the football. Khan described Meyer’s behavior in the video as ‘inexcusable’ and said that Meyer ‘must regain our trust and respect.’ Rather than returning to Florida with the team, Meyer stayed behind in Ohio. The incident took place just a day after Meyer’s team lost to the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. While he was out celebrating, his wife was at home watching the couple’s grandchildren. Video shows Meyer, a father of three, groping the woman’s backside. Jaguars owner Shad Khan said Urban Meyer failed to regain the trust of his team ![]() ![]() Perhaps the most embarrassing scandal involving Meyer took place in early October, when amateur video surfaced showing the 57-year-old married grandfather groping a young blonde woman at the Columbus, Ohio restaurant that he owns. That same month, the Jaguars and Meyer were issued subpoenas by a federal court in Iowa which was hearing a racial discrimination lawsuit related to the hiring and resignation of Doyle. In July, Meyer was fined $100,000 by the NFL and the team was fined $200,000 for violating rules on contact during off-season practices. ![]() In May, Meyer brought in former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow to try out with the Jaguars as a tight end.īut Tebow, who had a short NFL career as a quarterback with the Denver Broncos, never fit in at tight end and was released after just one preseason game. In February, one of Meyer’s first hires, strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, resigned less than two days after joining the team.ĭoyle’s resignation came after it emerged that he had made racist remarks during his tenure at the University of Iowa. Since Khan announced Meyer’s hiring in January, however, the team has been dogged by negative headlines. Meyer was hired 11 months ago by Khan after spending three seasons as an analyst for Fox Sports. ‘And I believe our players deserve better.’ I try to accept it, it just eats away at my soul. That's probably one of my issues why I've thought some of the things I said: I can't take losing. ‘Someone asked me about Vrabel's, we're really close,’ Meyer said. Wife Shelley Meyer shared pictures of herself playing with her two grandchildren and captioned them 'Meanwhile I am babysitting #M圜hoice #MimiRules #BuddyDeservedANightOut.' Meyer was accused of poor sportsmanship for the handshake.īut he said there was no ill intent toward Vrabel, who was an assistant under Meyer at Ohio State. ‘We had that bye week and then James Robinson gets hurt.’Īfter his final game with the Jaguars last week, Meyer was seen meekly shaking the hand of the opposing coach, Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans. ‘We were running the ball and then when that dried up on us, then we started turning the ball over. ‘I thought at one point, when we won two out of three, there was some momentum, great energy, the defense was really playing well. ‘Once you start losing, it's hard on everybody. ‘I tell people, losing eats away at your soul,’ Meyer said. He said that losing in the pros took its toll on him. Meyer, who won multiple national championships in college, was in for a rude awakening in his NFL career. ‘So, I'm just heartbroken that we weren't able to do that. ![]() ‘Because I know how bad the people of Jacksonville want it. Gigi Meyer claims people have spread lies about her father, although she didn't specify which accusations were untruthful
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