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Jaguars' Andrew Wingard: Urban Meyer Threatened to Cut Me for Rookie HC Remark

Urban Meyer lasted only 13 games as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 before the team fired him.

Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard almost lasted even fewer games that season.

Wingard discussed what it was like playing for Meyer during that tumultuous season with Tyler Dunne of Go Long and relayed an anecdote from a defensive meeting following a loss to the Seattle Seahawks that dropped the team's record to 1-6.

Wingard said he emphasized how important it was for the defense to lead the way with a rookie quarterback in Trevor Lawrence and a rookie head coach in Meyer, but that characterization apparently rubbed the latter the wrong way.