“And this speed bump’s not going to get in the way of that. “I don’t want to get into our personal life, but 37 years we’ve been together and it’s been awesome, man,” he said. Meyer sounded as if he and his wife, Shelley, are going to be fine. His family, meanwhile, seems ready to move on. “As of now, no, I don’t see that one bit.” “I’m in a fight to make sure that doesn’t happen,” Meyer said. Meyer remains concerned about how the incident will affect his credibility on the sideline and in the locker room, adding he’s spent countless hours trying to make sure he’s no longer a distraction. Meyer said he hasn’t heard from the league office and added that Khan did not fine him. “You get a lot done when you’re in personal space with people. “In my opinion, you don’t get much done in a team meeting,” he said. Meyer also defended his decision to apologize in small groups Monday. He said he told general manager Trent Baalke about his plan to stay behind in Ohio, and several players didn’t even notice he was missing on the plane ride back to Jacksonville. Meyer tried to clear up any remaining loose ends Wednesday. The Jaguars (0-4) host Tennessee (2-2) on Sunday, trying to end a 19-game losing streak that is tied for the second longest in NFL history. The younger daughter of Shelley and Urban Meyer, Gigi went to Buchholz High School in. He’s a great coach, he’s a great man and he’s gonna bounce back and we all gonna bounce back. Gigi Meyer is currently studying at Florida Gulf Coast University. So, yeah, we’re all good.”Īdded third-year linebacker Josh Allen: “He has owned it, just like we all do. “Like I said, we’re a team and we’re figuring it out. I still respect him, regardless of what happens,” rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence said.
“I know most of the team feels this way: He’s still my head coach. He offered another apology during a team meeting Wednesday, saying he let down his family and his players. Meyer apologized to players in respective position groups Monday and said he was sorry again during his weekly radio show Tuesday. One clip showed the woman dancing close to Meyer’s lap as he sits on a bar stool. Meyer said he ended up joining a party next door and was later captured on camera with a young woman. Meyer made the odd decision to stay behind in his hometown state following Jacksonville’s 24-21 loss at Cincinnati on Thursday and had dinner with his family the next night. Meyer’s troubles started Friday at his restaurant/bar, the Urban Chop House in Columbus, Ohio. Meyer said “the message is loud and clear.”
Meyer said they had three or four conversations in which Khan told Meyer he must regain everyone’s trust and respect. Tebow, unsurprisingly, was among the first cuts.Team owner Shad Khan publicly reprimanded the 57-year-old Meyer on Tuesday for his actions at the bar last weekend. Meyer was fined by the NFL for using COVID-19 vaccination status as a factor for roster cuts and he used one roster spot to sign his former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow as a tight end. Meyer hired a strength and and conditioning coach, Chris Doyle, who had been fired at Iowa for accusations of using racist language.
We’re going to do all we can not to, but the reality is that will happen and probably more frequently than I’ve ever experienced.”
I’m training myself because it will happen. To say I’m going to enjoy it and accept it? No. The expectations are at Ohio State that you can’t lose one. Meyer told The Columbus Dispatch in February: But his stops at Florida and in Columbus weren't without off-field controversies, which led to speculation that Jacksonville was making a mistake hiring Meyer, who at the time was a FOX Sports college football analyst. He had won three national championships at the college level, including one at Ohio State. Urban Meyer, who retired from Ohio State in December 2018, was hired to coach the league's worst team in early 2021. Gigi Meyer added in an other Instagram Story post that she "Woke up feeling grateful that the purpose of our lives are much greater than just football & winning games." Meyer, Jaguars, a rough marriage from the start