Report: Jags discussing possibility of firing Urban Meyer

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Report: Jaguars discussing possibility of firing Urban Meyer

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 10/5/21

Urban Meyer has made headlines over the last several days for stories that have nothing to do with football, and it sounds like the Jacksonville Jaguars are very unhappy with their first-year head coach.

NFL analyst and former front office executive Michael Lombardi, who hosts “The GM Shuffle” podcast, said Tuesday that he was told by two Jaguars sources that the team has held closed-door meetings about Meyer this week.

According to two Jacksonville sources, there are many closed-door meetings happening over the last two days in the football offices and none of them have anything to do with the Titans. Stay tuned. This might get ugly.

— Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) October 5, 2021

Sports legal expert Michael McCann then speculated that the Jaguars could be discussing firing Meyer if he violated some sort of “morals clause.” Lombardi responded and said “that’s exactly what is being discussed.”

That's exactly what is being discussed. https://t.co/DCO8anfRo7

— Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) October 5, 2021

That, obviously, is not good news for Meyer.

Multiple social media posts and videos have surfaced since Saturday showing Meyer at his restaurant, Urban Meyer’s Pint House in Dublin, Ohio. The original video showed a woman dancing suggestively near Meyer, and a subsequent video only made matters worse.

Meyer apologized on Monday for becoming a distraction to the Jaguars.

In addition to his actions at the restaurant, Meyer has also faced a lot of criticism for not flying back to Jacksonville with the Jaguars after their loss last week. He had some dramatic things to say after the team fell to 0-4 on the season.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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