Jaguars owner trashes Urban Meyer, calls him untrustworthy

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan had harsh words for the coach he fired last season. Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jaguars owner Shad Khan trashes Urban Meyer, calls him untrustworthy

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jason Burgos | Last updated 5/3/22

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has no love for the team’s former head coach Urban Meyer and no longer has respect for the man he lost trust in.

The legendary coach of the Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes had a tumultuous run as the head coach for the Jaguars. His tenure was so bad that Meyer did not even reach the end of his first season with the organization and was jettisoned from the Jaguars after just 13 games and a 2-11 record.

Since then stories of the negative relationships he had with players and the front office have leaked to the media and further put a negative light on a career that had public ups and downs well before he landed his first NFL job. However, despite the negativity surrounding his most recent employment, Fox is reportedly interested in having Meyer join its team of football broadcast analysts.

In a interview with USA Today, Khan took some serious shots at Meyer as he openly regretted his hiring and admitted he lost total trust and respect in the coach.

“When you lose the respect, the trust, and an issue of truthfulness, how can you work with someone like that?” Khan said. “It’s not possible … It was not about wins and losses. I think when you know someone is not truthful, how can you be around someone, OK? We had Doug Marrone here four years. We had Gus Bradley here four years. I have nothing but the utmost respect and friendship with them,” he continued. “That’s why they got the time because it wasn’t a matter about respect or truth. It was a matter of wins and losses over four years. This is much bigger than that.”

In the interview, Khan did not specify when and where the relationship went wrong and the trust was lost. Clearly, a series of events went far enough sideways that Khan lost respect for the multi-time NCAA champion coach.

Meyer and the franchise are currently in negotiations on a buyout for the remaining years of his contract. Khan and the organization are trying to void paying the remaining money left on his deal and claim he was fired with cause.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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