The Jacksonville Jaguars coach defends the contract of a controversial coach

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The NFL team announced Thursday that it had hired Chris Doyle, the former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Iowa, to be the team’s athletic performance director.

Doyle, who was part of the University of Iowa staff from 1999 to 2019, was placed on administrative leave by the school in June after several former Iowa players accused him of racism. Shortly afterwards, the university and Doyle agreed to separate.

However, Meyer, who was hired by the Florida-based team in January after the team fired Doug Marrone, defended the hiring, saying his relationship with Doyle dates back 20 years.

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Meyer watches during the Big Ten Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats while working as a television analyst.
“I feel great about hiring, with his experience in that position,” Meyer said dit during his media availability Thursday.

“I see all of our staff and, as I said, the relationship goes back nearly 20 years and a lot of difficult questions were asked, a lot of research related to all of our staff. We did a very good job examining it. “.

Meyer previously coached college at the University of Utah, the University of Florida and, more recently, at Ohio State.

Meyer added: “I’ve known the person for almost 20 years and I can assure you that there will be nothing of any kind at the Jaguar facilities.”
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Meyer said he does not believe the accusations of racism attributed to Doyle in Iowa prevent Jacksonville from attracting free agents.
Shortly after being placed on administrative leave in Iowa in June 2020, Doyle posted a statement on Twitter (which has since been deleted) saying the allegations about his behavior “are not true.”

Other hires Meyer made for his NFL first team include former Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell as offensive coordinator and Joe Cullen as defensive coordinator.

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