Former Jacksonville Jaguars player Josh Lambo accused Urban Meyer of kicking him; Trevor Lawrence says the movie must stop for the team to win

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If Jaguar will turn the tide and begin winning games and competing for the playoffs, the movie that has engulfed the franchise must stop. That comes from the most important person on the list: the midfielder Trevor Lawrence.

“You’re always going to have some form of drama. I’ve come to know that the NFL is generally more of a drama than a college, no matter where you are,” Lawrence said Wednesday. “But you’re right. There’s been a lot of things. From your point of view, I think that has to change and that’s what we need to work on.

“So you don’t always appear in the headlines. You just go and play ball and that’s where we’re trying to get there and I have no doubt we’ll get there, but sure [it has to change]. “

But it looks like it won’t happen anytime soon.

Just hours after Lawrence made that remark in his weekly press conference, a report appeared from the Tampa Bay Times in which the former Jaguars player kicks Josh Lambo Allegations that coach Urban Meyer kicked him in the leg as he was stretching to warm up before a training session the week of his final pre-season game.

Lambo said Meyer told him, “Hey Dips —, do your f—ing kick!” and then kicked him in the leg. Lambo described the kick as a five out of 10 and later told the Tampa Bay Times he told Meyer: “You never kick me again!” Lambo said Meyer told him, “I’m the head coach of rugby. I’ll kick you whenever I—I want to.”

Meyer’s rep provided the Tampa Bay Times with a statement, in which the coach said that Lambo’s “characterization and this incident are completely inaccurate and there are witnesses to refute.” his account.”

Lambo missed two kicks in pre-season before the incident but made both shots on his field in the final pre-season game against Dallas. Lambo missed all three goals in the first two games of the season against Houston and Denver.

The day after the Broncos loss, Meyer said the team would stick with Lambo.

“I talked to Josh [Lambo] today. In ’17, ’18, ’19, you go back, and I know that’s recent history, but he’s one of the best in the NFL,” Meyer said. What I told him is that since I came here February, since our staff came here, he works hard [of a] guy like any guy on the team. I believe he will get through this. I know it’s GM and HR’s job to see what’s on the outside and all that, I just believe this guy can pull it off. I just, I see the way he works, I see the way he hits it. I’ve stuck with the mains before and it’s been great payoff, so we’ll stick with him for now. “

Lambo missed two PATs the next Sunday against Arizona and did not play in the next three games before the team eliminated him on October 19.

Lambo told the newspaper he reported the incident to his agent, who contacted Jaguars legal counsel the next day.

The Jaguars said in a statement to the newspaper: “The Jaguars’ legal counsel has indeed acknowledged and immediately responded to the query by Josh Lambo’s representative on Friday, August 27, 2021,” the Jaguars said. said in a statement to the newspaper. “A lawyer has offered to speak to Josh or assist Josh in speaking to a coach or any other football staff member, if he feels comfortable with her sharing the information. Any suggestions. Anything else is untrue.”

As was the case with the Lambo case, nearly the entire film revolves around Meyer. It increased last weekend following an NFL Network report that recipients Marvin Jones Jr. shouted at Meyer and left the facility for a bit, and Meyer called his assistant coach losers in a meeting. Meyer refuse reported after Sunday’s 20-0 loss at Tennessee, but it’s not the only dramatic case since the season began.

Meyer was caught on video engaging in inappropriate behavior with a woman other than his wife at his restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, in the days following the team’s loss in Cincinnati on Thursday night. It is reported that there has been tension between Meyer and his assistant coach. At some point, Meyer failed to recognize which players were on the field. And had James Robinson defeat: He was benched 19 and 20 games respectively, in consecutive weeks after a couple of fumbles, and Meyer says he didn’t realize how long and good Robinson had been on the bench. Best to ask coach Bernie Parmalee.

Before the season, athletic director Chris Doyle quickly hired and resigned (who reached a separation agreement with Iowa following allegations that he made racist comments and bullied skin players). black), the signing Tebow’s heart, a mock competition between Lawrence and Gardner Minshew for the job began, and the NFLPA said it would investigate Meyer and general manager Trent Baalke after Meyer said vaccination status was one of the things they considered when doing it. final cut.

Add to that the fact that the Jaguars’ offense has been terrible since last week – averaging 9.1 points per game – despite the generational talent in Lawrence, and it only adds to the adversity.

Lawrence’s comments on Wednesday were the second time he has responded publicly to the volatility. He said last week, after Robinson’s second stint on the bench, that the returning runner needed to be on the field as much as possible because he was one of the team’s best players.

Lawrence said that’s just part of how he’s grown in his leadership role as a 22-year-old rookie.

“Obviously there’s a lot of drama,” he said as the Jaguars (2-11) begin preparations for Sunday’s home game against Houston (2-11). “Like, whatever caused everything, who even knows at this point, but there’s been a lot of drama and for me, I think it’s important to be honest. But with that, you can’t say everything you think.You have to take a filter and you have to be careful.

“I’m very grateful to all the people in there who have worked to try to make this right and it hasn’t been easy. So I’m very grateful to the players, the coaches, all of them. Everyone… Obviously you can’t, like I said, always say exactly what’s on your mind, but the truth is there, somewhere, with me, so that’s what I try to do. try to do.”

Jones tried to defuse some tension earlier on Wednesday when he downplayed an incident with Meyer that he said happened two and a half weeks ago after he became annoyed with criticism of coaches on the receivers – namely, that they struggled to win one-on-one matches and failed to achieve enough separation.

“There was something about it that caught my attention that I didn’t really like,” Jones said. “I approached him about it and we talked and we handled it like grown men. And that’s all I have to say about it.

“…When you lose, you’ll always be the center of attention in a negative way. That’s just the truth.”