Urban Meyer Loses His Bid For $30M Payday From Jaguars After Firing ‘For Cause’

by Alexander BumbMay 20, 2026, 12:49 pm >

Urban Meyer took another L in the NFL. It’s been four years, and the Jacksonville Jaguars can finally put the Meyer saga behind them. The two sides were battling for quite some time over a $30 million contract dispute after his firing.

The Jags won this case after a judge ruled they were justified in their “for cause” firing of Meyer. Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan will now hold onto his $30 million.

Revisiting Meyer’s time in Jacksonville, it was absolutely awful! The only positive for Jaguars fans during the 2021 season was drafting Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the first overall pick.

Meyer had many public embarrassments. Meyer signed Tim Tebow as a tight end in training camp. He didn’t know star players when he had them, such as Aaron Donald, who might be the greatest defensive player of all time and Deebo Samuel, who had a historic 2021 season with the San Francisco 49ers.

The biggest embarrassment came in October 2021. It was week four of the NFL season on a Thursday night. The Joe Burrow Bangles beat the Jaguars on a game-winning field goal by Evan McPherson. The Jaguars were up 14-0 before losing 24-21. There was more of an embarrassment, sadly.

After the Cincinnati Bengals game, Meyer was spotted at his Ohio bar getting a lap dance from a woman who was not his wife. Meyer then stayed in Ohio instead of flying on the team flight that night. Jaguars owner Khan later called Meyer’s actions “inexcusable.”

That only led to locker room issues, dysfunctional coaches and the organization questioning whether Meyer was a good hire. After his success at Florida and Ohio State, his NFL journey would officially end after only 13 games – he was fired on December 16, 2021.