Urban Meyer's time with Jaguars officially ends with a whimper

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Urban Meyer's time with Jaguars officially ends with a whimper

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated May 19, 2026 9:07 AM ET

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired Urban Meyer after just 11 months as head coach.

Otherwise known as a legendary coach on the college football field, Meyer went 2-11 in the NFL, and his time in Jacksonville came complete with off-field incidents as well as an alleged kick of his kicker.

It was a disastrous tenure for Meyer, but he tried to salvage his time in Jacksonville by suing the organization for wrongful termination.

Meyer took the Jaguars to court in an effort to try to get over $30 million that he would have been owed for the final four years of his contract.

That grievance against his old team has failed, though. According to Brett McMurphy of On3, an independent arbiter ruled that the Jags fired Meyer with cause.

Urban Meyer loses arbitration over 2021 firing as coach w/Jacksonville Jaguars, saving NFL club more than $30 million, sources told @On3 https://t.co/zmZ6Yp874X
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 18, 2026

Witnesses in court included Meyer, long-snapper Ross Matiscik, punter Logan Cook, kicker Josh Lambo and former Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke.

In December of 2021, Lambo alleged that Meyer had kicked him in the leg while he was stretching.

‘Hey, Dips^$*, make your f$#%@$% kicks!", Meyer allegedly said.

Urban Meyer's time with Jacksonville Jaguars was a disaster

That moment clearly played a role in court, but it's worth remembering that Meyer also had several other indiscretions as head coach in Jacksonville.

He racked up $300,000 in fines for violations of offseason workout rules. He skipped a team flight home after a Thursday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and instead found himself tied up with a female who wasn't his wife at his Ohio bar in a leaked video.

Heck, he tried to revive Tim Tebow's failed career as a tight end.

His time in Jacksonville was a disaster, and with the Jags now off the hook for $30 million or more, it's now officially ended in a whimper.

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