JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Place-kicker Josh Lambo’s lawsuit against the Jacksonville Jaguars could uncover more details about former coach Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure.
Lambo’s attorney is seeking a host of records pertaining to Meyer’s time with the team, including “any documentation whatsoever of abusive or toxic workplace behavior under Meyer’s leadership and any investigations into these allegations.”
Lambo filed a lawsuit Monday in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County seeking damages in excess of $30,000 for emotional distress and reputational harm caused by Meyer.
The Jaguars fired Meyer on Dec. 15, hours after the Tampa Bay Times reported Meyer had kicked Lambo during a practice months earlier. Meyer was fired with cause, although the team insists Lambo’s accusation had nothing to do with owner Shad Khan’s decision to part with the longtime college coach.
Lambo, the fourth-most accurate kicker in NFL history, missed a field-goal attempt in each of Jacksonville’s first two preseason games. In a practice before the final exhibition game in August, Lambo says he was stretching when Meyer approached him, kicked him in the leg and said, “Hey (expletive), make your (expletive) kicks!”
Lambo says he told Meyer to never strike him again, but Meyer responded with, “I’m the head ball coach. I’ll kick you whenever the (expletive) I want.”
The Jaguars declined comment on the lawsuit.
PATRIOTS: New England claimed Lions tight end Matt Sokol off waivers, according to the NFL transaction wire. An undrafted free agent in 2019, Sokol has appeared in two games, both with the Chargers. He was a practice squad player for Matt Patricia – now back with the Patriots – in Detroit back in 2020, so there’s a connection there.
In New England, he’s looking at an uphill climb for a spot on the 53-man roster. Hunter Smith and Jonnu Smith are the incumbent starters, while third-year players Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keen will both look to make their impacts felt. Bill Belichick also often deploys offensive linemen at tight end in jumbo packages, and Michael Onwenu saw plenty of action in that role last season.
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