Former faculty coach City Meyer formally interviewed with Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan on Friday, league sources mentioned, and continues to be seen far and extensive because the frontrunner for that job, ought to he need it.
Meyer, who has been speaking to associates and former assistants as he mulls the composition of a possible NFL employees, has additionally knowledgeable others that he has a robust chance to educate the Chargers, league sources mentioned, though the veracity of that sentiment is being disputed. League sources indicated that it could be extremely unlikely for the Spanos household to cede the type of management and construction that Meyer would demand; he does have ties to proprietor Dean Spanos, nevertheless, and has been across the group in recent times and attended some video games as a visitor of the group at their outdated venue in Carson, Calif.
Meyer has been in touch with Khan for weeks, sources mentioned, and Jacksonville’s curiosity in him was first reported right here in Week 16. Their curiosity is critical and lots of who know Meyer properly concede that the method wouldn’t have reached this level if there was not already vital headway made. There’s a sturdy sentiment within the teaching and GM neighborhood that this coupling is an eventuality ought to Meyer determine he’s wholesome sufficient and able to coach once more, with Khan not blanching on the inevitable monetary dedication and energy construction that hiring a coach like it will require.
Jaguars sources warning that this is only one of quite a few interviews that Khan is conducting and that the method stays in its early phases, with former coach Doug Marrone simply being relieved of his duties on Monday. Meyer walked away from Florida and once more Ohio State for well being causes, and has been a college football analyst for Fox in recent times. He has a particular attract within the Jacksonville space given his success with Florida and Jacksonville product Tim Tebow, who gained a nationwide championship and Heisman Trophy there.
If Meyer have been to take the job in Jacksonville, league sources have pointed to former Browns normal supervisor Ray Farmer as a chance to serve in a normal supervisor function, whereas Meyer can be an enormous proponent of Ohio State’s assistant athletic director, participant personnel, Mark Pantoni, who has earned quite a few accolades for his recruiting evaluations and who additionally labored for Meyer at Florida.
