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The Jacksonville
Jaguars introduced Chris Doyle as their director of sport
performance Thursday, eight months after his tumultuous exit
from the University of Iowa.
The longtime Hawkeyes strength coach was placed on leave by the
school last June after several former players said he
contributed to a dysfunctional culture for Black players.
Doyle, 52, and the university agreed to a separation agreement
on June 15 that reportedly paid him $1.1 million.
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he had no reservations with
tabbing the controversial Doyle for the position.
"I've known Chris for close to 20 years ..." Meyer said during a
video press conference. "He was doing sports performance before
sports performance became a high priority in college sports. So
I've known him, I've studied him, we've had a relationship.
"I've vetted him, along with our general manager and owner. I
feel great about the hire, about his expertise at that position.
So we vetted him thoroughly ... I wanted to get the best of the
best."
Pressed about the hire, Meyer repeated the franchise's vetting
of Doyle and said he was "very confident" there would be no
issues.
Doyle had been part of Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz's staff since
1999. He was previously the strength coach at Utah (1998) and
Wisconsin (1996-97).
Jacksonville officially introduced the entirety of Meyer's staff
on Thursday, including offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell,
defensive coordinator Joe Cullen and special teams coordinator
Brian Schneider.
(Field Level Media)
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