What do Jaguars players, front office think of Urban Meyer video? Reports may give insight

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One time aft Jacksonville Jaguars caput manager Urban Meyer issued a nationalist apology pursuing the merchandise of a video that showed him successful a compromising presumption with a pistillate who was not his wife, reports suggest his handling of the ungraded is not going implicit good with players and management.

Sports Illustrated newsman Michael Silver tweeted Tuesday greeting that the concern has “reached a situation point, particularly successful the locker room.”

“He has zero credibility successful that stadium. He had precise small to statesman with,” 1 unnamed Jaguars subordinate said, according to Silver.

According to Silver’s reporting, players didn’t similar that Meyer canceled Monday’s squad gathering arsenic helium dealt with the fallout from the video.

In an apology to players, Meyer reportedly portrayed the pistillate successful the videos arsenic a random idiosyncratic who was conscionable determination dancing, the subordinate said, but the players were skeptical.

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“Right erstwhile helium near everyone started dying laughing. And helium knew it,” the subordinate said, according to Silver.

In his Monday apology, Meyer seemed to connote the women helium was seen with successful photos past week were trying to propulsion him onto the creation level and “screwing around,” but different video that surfaced Tuesday day showing a antithetic space intelligibly shows Meyer grabbing 1 woman’s backside successful the lounge country of his Ohio bar.

Meyer said Monday that helium “should person left” the barroom earlier thing had the accidental to happen. The 0-4 Jaguars dropped a 24-21 crippled to the Bengals Thursday night, and Meyer said helium stayed successful Ohio aft the crippled to sojourn family, an uncommon occurrence, according to galore NFL players who person weighed successful implicit the past 2 days.

Former NFL enforcement Michael Lombardi tweeted Tuesday the concern could get ugly.

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“According to 2 Jacksonville sources, determination are galore closed-door meetings happening implicit the past 2 days successful the shot offices and nary of them person thing to bash with the Titans,” Lombardi said. “Stay tuned. This mightiness get ugly.”

NBC Sports newsman Mike Florio said Meyer “may not marque it to the extremity of the week.”

Jacksonville Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan connected Tuesday admonished the first-year caput manager successful a statement but seemed to connote he’s sticking with him, astatine slightest for now.

“I person addressed this substance with Urban. Specifics of our speech volition beryllium held successful confidence. What I volition accidental is his behaviour past play was inexcusable. I admit Urban’s remorse, which I judge is sincere. Now, helium indispensable regain our spot and respect. That volition necessitate a idiosyncratic committedness from Urban to everyone who supports, represents oregon plays for our team. I americium assured helium volition deliver.”

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