NFL Fans Have No Sympathy For Urban Meyer's $30 Million Arbitration Loss

Urban Meyer's coaching days appear to be over, but he's still finding ways to be a trending topic in the football world.

The Associated Press reported this week that Meyer lost his multi-million arbitration case against the NFL. He filed a grievance over him being fired "with cause" by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.

Meyer was fired in the middle of his first season with the Jaguars. Not only did he stumble out of the gates with a 2-11 record, he was accused of kicking Josh Lambo's leg while he was getting ready for a preseason game. Despite his shortcomings, he thought an argument could be made that he was fired without cause. Clearly, the legal outcome for this case begs to differ.

The ruling for this arbitration case, which On3 claims was settled in 2025, has saved the Jaguars roughly $30 million.

Unsurprisingly, NFL fans don't feel bad for Meyer.

"Went 2-11 and abused his players. Good, he deserves it," one fan said."

"This man assaulted a player and thought he was gonna get compensated," a second fan wrote. "The ego on this guy is unmatched."

"Urban should be forced to pay the Jags $30 million because he was so terrible," another fan suggested.

"Sometimes I can't remember if Urban Meyer was really once our head coach or if I was just really drunk," a Jaguars fan commented.

Better off without Urban.

The Urban Meyer era for the Jaguars was truly a catastrophe, but at least they've found their coach in Liam Coen.

Although the hire was risky due to Coen's lack of head coaching experience, he led Jacksonville to a 13-4 record and AFC South title in 2025.

The Jaguars are hoping Coen will lift them to a deep playoff run next season.

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM.