Jacksonville Jaguars director of sports performance Chris Doyle resigned on Friday evening, one day after the team hired the disgraced former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Iowa.
Doyle parted ways with Iowa ahead of the 2020 season after several players reported racist abuse and a hostile environment at the hands of the long-time coach. New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer made Doyle one of his first hires, initially defending the decision by pointing a friendship with Doyle stretching nearly 20 years.
In a statement on Friday, Meyer said Doyle came to the team with an offer to resign after becoming a distraction.