Quietly, Urban Meyer had thought about coaching in the NFL for a long time. Over the past year, Meyer began seriously considering it, and started putting in the work to prepare himself for the possibility.
During his introductory press conference as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ new head coach on Friday, Meyer said he started getting phone calls from NFL teams about 10 years ago, “and it made you think.” He even met with some coaches and general managers from around the league – meetings he requested remain secret – to pick their brains on what life in the league is like.