Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Urban Meyer after less than a year as their head coach. Find out why he was fired and the details of his contract termination in this article.
Urban Meyer has been fired from his position as a head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Shad Khan, the team owner released a statement and announced his termination.
He was hired as Jaguar’s 7th head coach on January 14 this year but has been released from his duties after his team’s poor performance this season.
Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell has replaced him as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Who Is Urban Meyer? Wikipedia Explained
Urban Meyer is the former head coach of Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was hired as the head coach on January 14, 2021.
Sad what the very dishonest medias done to Urban Meyer. Afraid your all going to take him out of context #FreeUrban pic.twitter.com/VupiuTt0i6
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) December 12, 2021
Within less than a year of his appointment, he has been fired from his position. Meyer’s tenure as Jaguar’s head coach was filled with lots of drama and controversies. Sunday’s loss against Tennessee was the final blow as they lost 20-0 which is the fourth shutdown in the franchise history.
We can find him on Wikipedia and has a page to his name.
What Did Urban Meyer Do? Contract With Jacksonville Terminated
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has been fired. Darrell Bevell, the offensive coordinator will take the lead as interim coach for the rest of the season.
There were a lot of controversies during his one and half year tenure that lead to his termination. Last Wednesday former kicker Josh Lambo accused Meyer of kicking him during a practice in August.
Breaking: Urban Meyer is out as the Jaguars’ head coach, sources tell @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/NofDC9fUI4
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 16, 2021
In October, a video of Meyer emerged on social media where the head coach was enjoying a lap dance at a bar in Columbus. The video went viral and for which the head coach publicly apologized for his unprofessional behavior and unwelcomed distractions to preparations.
Similarly in another incident, Meyer appointed Chris Doyle as the team’s director of sports performances. The hire was deemed controversial at that time as Doyle was accused of racism in his past job at the University of Iowa. The day after his appointment, Doyle resigned claiming he didn’t want to be a distraction.