Jaguars Star Names Difference Between Urban Meyer, Doug Pederson

With training camp underway, the Jaguars are becoming accustomed to a new head coach for the second season in a row. In 2021, Jacksonville was led by Urban Meyer, who was fired in December after a tumultuous season full of turmoil and abysmal on-field performance. 

Fourth-year linebacker Josh Allen was asked if there is a difference between new coach Doug Pederson, who was hired in February, and Meyer in a meeting with the media Tuesday. Per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, Allen laughed and responded, “yeah.”

“It’s a professional locker room,” Allen said. “It’s a professional setting. He’s talking to us like grown men.”

Meyer has been called out for fostering a “toxic” work environment when at the helm of the Jacksonville club. A Jaguars employee told The Athletic in March that under Meyer, the team was “the most toxic environment” he’d ever been a part of and it was “not even close.” Meyer also allegedly belittled staff and players, threatened to fire them regularly and berated a player so badly in front of staff members that the player cried.