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Urban Meyer and the Jaguars reached an agreement on Thursday to make him the new head coach of the franchise.
In a video on the team’s website, Meyer discussed what led to him returning to coaching a few years after he said he was retiring from the state of Ohio. Meyer said he “heard it was the best job available” and that he left the same impression after looking at what the Jags have to offer.
“It had to be perfect,” Meyer said when he returned to coaching. “It was not a reaction to the knee. This is something I have been studying for a long time. Not necessarily this job, but just the NFL. The opportunity presented itself and whether it was watching film, studying the roster, understanding the salary cap, understanding what we have at our disposal with the number 1 choice, the fact that I like Jacksonville. . . Duval and 904 deserve the chance to win. ”
Meyer said the winning process ‘begins with the appointment of an elite staff’ and that it will be the focus of his first days in his new post.