Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has apologized to his family, his team and owner Shad Khan for “being a distraction” after a video surfaced over the weekend showing a young woman dancing close to his lap.
Meyer called a team meeting Monday and vowed to “own it.” That’s the motto he uses daily and has plastered all around the Jaguars facility. He said his actions were “just stupid and so I explained everything that happened and owned it. Just stupid. Should not have myself in that kind of position.”
“I’ve always been so defensive of (my players),” Meyer said, according to ESPN.com. “I remember when Trevor (Lawrence) told me he was going to go to Vegas for his bachelor party. I was just like, ‘My gosh, man, be careful and surround yourself because I’ve seen this happen.”
Meyer added in remarks to his team that, “a coach should not be a distraction.” But, beyond this incident, Meyer has struggled on and off the field since taking over the Jaguars in the offseason