Jacksonville’s long national nightmare is over.
After former Jags kicker Josh Lambo revealed that head coach Urban Meyer kicked him before an August preseason warmup, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Meyer has been fired as Jaguars head coach. Darrell Bevell will be named interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Schefter included a statement from Jaguars owner Shad Khan which indicated that after “many weeks and a thorough analysis” he “informed” Meyer of the change.
“In the spirit of closure and recharging our players, staff and fan base, I will not comment further until some point following the conclusion of the NFL season.”
-Shad Khan
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 16, 2021
So this ends a rather embarrassing tenure for Meyer but I wouldn’t worry about him. He still has his defenders who will give him his 20th chance so he’ll probably be somewhere else soon enough.
Social media went off on Meyer’s firing.
Urban Meyer when the Jaguars showed up to fire him #NFL #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/Dv8cnLvBKu
— Josh Sánchez (@joshnsanchez) December 16, 2021