JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS HIRED RACIST COACH CHRIS DOYLE

Jacksonville Jaguars Hires Racist Coach Chris Doyle

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS HIRED RACIST COACH CHRIS DOYLE

New Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer faced criticism after hiring racist strength and conditioning assistant Chris Doyle, who was let go from Iowa University in June amid accusations of racism.

Former Hawkeye players accused Doyle of racism and mistreating African Americans. It was stated in a claim that he told black players to ‘go back to the ghetto’ and threatened to put them ‘back on the streets.’ Other players said he joked about black people being afraid of water.

“At a time when the NFL has failed to solve its problem with racial hiring practices, it is simply unacceptable to welcome Chris Doyle into the ranks of NFL coaches,” the alliance said in a statement Friday. “Doyle’s departure from the University of Iowa reflected a tenure riddled with poor judgment and mistreatment of Black players. His conduct should be as disqualifying for the NFL as it was for the University of Iowa.”

Meyer defended the hiring during a virtual press conference stating that he is ‘very confident’ that Doyle’s hiring will not be a problem and will not hurt the team’s credibility with free agents. “If I was [concerned], I wouldn’t have hired him,” Meyer said. ‘I’ll explain that if that becomes a question. The one thing I’m very confident, is that I would imagine within a year or two we’ll have the best sports performance team in the National Football League.’

Late Friday night Doyle resigned due to all of the backlash about his hire. Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said in a statement that he accepted Doyle’s resignation. Meyer backtracked and said that he should have thought hiring Doyle through a little bit more. This statement was shocking considering just a day earlier, he said that he thoroughly vetted Doyle’s hire.

“Chris Doyle came to us this evening to submit his resignation and we have accepted. Chris did not want to be a distraction to what we are building in Jacksonville. We are responsible for all aspects of our program and, in retrospect, should have given greater consideration to how his appointment may have affected all involved. We wish him the best as he moves forward in his career,” Meyer said in a statement.