Urban Meyer's time as head coach of the came to end this week . For the first time since he was removed from his post, Meyer spoke to Ian Rapoport of the Network and explained how he was "devastated" by how things turned out."I just apologize to Jacksonville," Meyer told Rapoport, via . "I love Jacksonville. It's one of the reasons I took the job. I still think Shad's a great owner. It's heart-breaking. I just had a dream of it becoming a destination place with a new facility he agreed to build and some day to
Brett Howden Jersey walk into that stadium where it's standing room only. Because I know how bad the people of Jacksonville want it. So, I'm just heartbroken that we weren't able to do that. I still believe it's going to be done. It's too good of a place." reported on Saturday that the Jaguars fired Meyer for cause. That stems from the handling of the benching of star running back , which was sparked due to an early fumble in Week 14. That, along with more controversy, and owner Shad Khan's discu sions with those within the organization about Meyer's character and leadership ultimately led to the decision to let him go. "It was almost like there became a moral obligation to fire him after the way he handled Robinson's benching and with the way he treated people," a source with knowledge of the situation told La Canfora. "It was the right thing to do. Nothing was changing. He wasn't getting any better. It kept getting worse." Regarding the Robinson situation, Meyer said: 'When
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Louis Domingue Men Jersey lack of communication about when to put him back in."Meyer said that he and Robinson exchanged texts following his firing and described their relationship as "great."On top of the Robinson situation, there was also an incident following the Jaguars' lo s to the where he elected to stay in Ohio and not accompany the team home. A video then went viral that captured Meyer at a bar with a young woman dancing close to his lap. In a statement immediately following the incident, Khan said that Meyer's behavior was "inexcusable." There was also an incident with former kicker where he revealed that Meyer . Meyer said that the altercation with Lambo was not accurately portrayed."It was like, 'Wait a minute, where is this coming from?' " Meyer said. "I've certainly made a few mistakes but those weren't right."
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Patrick Maroon Kids Jersey not being able to live up to Khan's hopes."I love our owner Shad, Shad's a great man," Meyer said. "Two reasons I took the job: One for him, the second reason was I loved Jacksonville and wanted to help turn around an organization that had been struggling." As for what may be next, Meyer said "to be determined." He has also not heard from anyone in the coaching world about a po sible job, according to Rapoport.
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