Overview
- Jacksonville, which won an arbitration ruling Monday, will not owe Urban Meyer the remaining salary on his 2021 deal, a decision that saves the team more than $30 million.
- The case featured testimony from Meyer, former kicker Josh Lambo, long snapper Ross Matiscik, punter Logan Cooke, and ex–general manager Trent Baalke.
- Arbitrators weighed a pattern of conduct in 2021 that included $300,000 in offseason-practice fines, Meyer skipping a team flight before a viral bar video, and Lambo’s allegation that Meyer kicked him, which Meyer denied.
- Meyer can still ask a court to review the NFL’s arbitration process, a path other coaches have tried in recent high-profile disputes.
- Lambo’s separate civil lawsuit over the alleged kicking incident remains scheduled for trial in early August in Florida, independent of the contract ruling.