JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer officially unveiled his extensive 30-member staff on Thursday that includes a chief of staff, three assistant strength coaches, and six holdovers from Doug Marrone's staff.
And Meyer's staff also includes a controversial hire, Chris Doyle, who will serve as the team's director of sports performance. Former University of Iowa Hawkeyes players accused Doyle of making racial remarks that led to the school reaching a separation agreement with him last June.
Doyle denied the allegations and was placed on administrative leave pending a review before Iowa reached an agreement that led to him receiving a $1.1 million buyout. Doyle had been at Iowa since 1999 and was the highest-paid strength coach in college football prior to his departure with an $800,000 yearly salary, according to Bleacher Report.
In June, the Jaguars became the first professional sports franchise to have an organized protest following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody May 25 after a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee into his neck for more than eight minutes while Floyd complained he couldn't breathe.
Jaguars owner Shad Khan also wrote an op-ed that racism "kills people, it kills communities, it kills dreams, it kills hope."
The holdovers from last season off former coach Doug Marrone's staff who Meyer hired are offensive line coach George Warhop, assistant linebacker coach Tony Gilbert, secondary coach (cornerbacks) Tim Walton, Joe Danna, who coached safeties last season but will be responsible for nickel corners now, assistant strength coach Cedric Scott and director of team administration Tyler Wolf.
