Jags fired Urban Meyer for cause, don't intend to pay

[Auggie]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer was fired for cause and the team does not intend to pay him for the final four years remaining on his contract, a person familiar with the termination told The Associated Press.

Owner Shad Khan dismissed Meyer early Thursday after weeks of analysis that focused on Meyer’s mounting public blunders and even more missteps behind the scenes. The person said firing Meyer for cause was not tied to any one incident during his 11-month tenure.

Florida is an “at-will” employment state, meaning employers or employees can terminate employment at any time and without any advance warning. That could make it tougher for Meyer to prove he was wrongly fired or should be owed the remainder of his contract.

The Jaguars ended up firing Meyer early Thursday, hours after former kicker Josh Lambo accused Meyer of kicking him during an August practice. Connecting that report by a Florida newspaper, which the Jaguars haven’t disputed, to Khan’s announcement made sense. But the Jaguars insist it was more coincidental than causative.

FULL STORY: https://www.10tv.com/article/sports/jaguars-urban-meyer-firing-payment/507-016f4767-40f3-43fa-8d4d-0af26705d36a

wow

[Casady1]

1. I dislike Urban as much as anyone

but the NFL has always treated their employees poorly. From CTE to dumping them in the middle of a season and paying them 2 weeks severance.

[True Dough]

2. I can't muster any sympathy for Meyer

If he takes the case to court and prevails, so be it. In the meantime, just go away.

[milestogo]

3. Kicking the kicker.

What an asshole.

[lark]

5. That was just one thing in a litany of terrible moves.

Not going back with the team so he could hang out with an attractive younger woman who gave him a lap dance and was found in other pictures hugging Meyers is probably one of the reasons. Not spending the cap money, disengaging from the team, lying about team decisions he made & blaming them on others and that's just the stuff I know. He also had a meeting where he accused everyone of being losers - but himself. He is an ass.

I never wanted him hired and knew this would blow up, it's what Urban always does, lie about crisis' & blow up. He never takes responsibility for his own actions. Plus, he dropped all the traits that did work for him like hypher focus and concentration and expected the same results - madness!

[underpants]

4. Hiring the racist coach from Iowa was his first move

and it spoke volumes. I’m a Buckeye so I can say, he made a really stupid move leaving Columbus