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Meyer enjoyed enormous success at the college level, where his teams were 187-32 (. 854), but scandals and stress- and health-related issues caused him to resign or retire three times in his career. Thirty-one of his players were arrested during his time at Florida, while at Ohio State, he protected a longtime assistant with a history of domestic abuse.
The drama quickly followed Meyer to the N.F.L.
Less than two days after being hired, Chris Doyle, Meyer’s director of sports performance, resigned in February amid a public backlash over accusations that he made racist remarks and bullied people while he was a strength and conditioning coach at Iowa.
The N.F.L. fined both Meyer and the team in July for violating league no-contact rules for off-season practices, and the Jaguars were ordered to forfeit two organized team activity sessions in 2022.
The N.F.L. Players Association in late August opened an investigation after Meyer said in a news conference that the vaccination status of players influenced his decision to reduce the size of the team’s roster during training camp.
Compounding matters, the on-field product was poor. After finishing 1-15 last season, Meyer was hired among high hopes that he could inspire a quick turnaround, but the Jaguars have won just two games, and they are tied for the second-worst record in the league.
Meyer’s tumble was one of the swiftest in recent N.F.L. memory.
Khan, whose teams have made the playoffs just once since he bought the franchise a decade ago, hired Meyer after first meeting him years ago. They had an in-depth conversation at an invitation-only N.F.L. party before the Super Bowl in February 2020 in Miami Gardens, Fla., and Khan said he was impressed with Meyer’s leadership traits.
Khan poached Meyer from a television analyst position at Fox Sports, despite competition from other teams, by convincing Meyer that he could remake the franchise in his image.