NFL Teams Reportedly Asking Urban Meyer About Interest in Return to Coaching

Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer is retiring, the school said on Tuesday. He’s shown with his wife, Shelley Meyer, after defeating the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Brian Spurlock/USA Today Sports / Reuters

At least two NFL teams have reached out to Urban Meyer to see whether the former Ohio State coach would be interested in interviewing for — if not accepting — a head-coaching job at the next level, league sources told ESPN.

Meyer, according to a source connected to one of those teams, did not dismiss the overtures and is considering whether to make the jump to the NFL. He intends to decide in the next week, before the NFL regular season is over, and teams expect to hear his decision in the coming days.

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Meyer would become one of the most intriguing candidates in this season’s NFL head-coaching cycle. He last coached at Ohio State in 2018 but has never coached at the NFL level.

With his connections to the state of Florida — having coached the Gators from 2005 to 2010 — Meyer might be a logical fit for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have a vacancy at general manager and are closing in on securing the No. 1 draft pick in 2021.

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SOURCE: ESPN, Adam Schefter