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Whoops! Urban Meyer, Jaguars fined by NFL for violating OTA policies
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Urban Meyer’s first offseason as an NFL head coach has come with a bump in the road. It’ll cost him six figures in fines, too.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Jacksonville Jaguars have been fined $200,000 by the league for violating OTA rules. Meyer was also fined $100,000. The rules that were broken were not specified.
Three teams were fined for violating OTA rules, though Jacksonville’s was the steepest. The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys were fine $100,000 while head coaches Kyle Shanahan and Mike McCarthy were fined $50,000 by the league.
49ers were fined $100,000 and Kyle Shanahan $50,000.
Jaguars were fined $200,000 and Urban Meyer $100,000.
Cowboys were fined $100,000 and Mike McCarthy $50,000.
Per sources. https://t.co/MVnrPAWmD2
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2021
Though Meyer has had a long and successful career coaching at the college level, this will be his first year in the NFL. He took over a franchise that finished last season with a 1-15 record.
Jacksonville selected Clemson star Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB