Jacksonville, Fla. – Chris Dolly, director of the Jacksonville Jaguars Sports Exhibition, a former strength coach at the University of Iowa who was accused of racist remarks and belting and threatening players, resigned late Friday after hours of tearing the organization apart. Rented by Fritz Pollard Alliance.
Head coach Urban Meyer released a statement saying the team had failed to properly deal with the impact of hiring Dole, who reached a different deal in June as a result of allegations made by various black players from Iowa.
“Chris Doyle came to us this evening to resign and we have accepted,” the mayor’s statement said. “Chris Jacksonville did not want to be distracted from what we were creating. We are responsible for all aspects of our program and, in the predetermined way, we should have given more thought to how his appointment might affect all those involved. Best when he moves forward in his career. Is. “
The move comes hours after Fritz Pollard Alliance executive director Rod Graves reprimanded Yale Guers and the mayor for hiring Doyle.
“At a time when the NFL has failed to address its problem with the practice of racial leasing, it is simply not acceptable to welcome Chris Doyle into the ranks of NFL coaches,” Graves wrote in a statement. “Doyle’s departure from the University of Iowa reflected a period of poor judgment and abuse with black players. His conduct should be just as unworthy for the NFL as it was for the University of Iowa.
“The mayor’s statement, ‘I’ve known Chris for almost 20 years,’ reflects a good all-boy network that is precisely the reason why there is so much inequality in employment opportunities for black coaches.”
The Fritz Pollard Alliance is an organization dedicated to championing diversity in the NFL. This includes scouts, coaches and front and fee staff in the NFL, as well as other sports professionals.
Doyle’s recruitment drew an immediate response on Thursday, when the team announced the move as part of the mayor’s full coaching staff.
There were many allegations from black players and the way Doll treated them and raised concerns about the use of racist language. The mayor said Thursday he did research on the doll, had a few intense conversations with her and is confident there will be no troubles in the future.
“I checked everyone on our staff and as I said this relationship is almost 20 years old and a lot of tough questions have been asked, which have involved all of our staff.” “We did a very good job in that observation.
“… I met with our staff and I will be very transparent with each of the players as I am with everything. I will listen closely and learn and have a little faith in their head coach. We will also tell them the best and time … … There were allegations, I would say [Notes:to the players] I checked it out. I have known that person for about 20 years and I can assure them that there will be nothing of any kind in the Jaguar facility. “
Some of the issues raised by numerous former Iowa players speaking on social media last year were: black and white players were held to different standards, black players were abused, Dale Il and other aides made racist remarks, and black players felt Was that they had to adapt to specific ways of dress and behavior. His complaints prompted the Kansas City Law Firm to hire an external investigation into the football program at the university.
The issues were not strictly related to the race.
Former Iowa offensive lineman Jack Kallenberger said on Twitter last June that he was disappointed after retiring from football in January 2019 because he considered bullying to be a learning disability. Doyle was in the coach named after him, who harassed him.
Following these allegations, the university placed Dole on administrative leave on June 6. A day later, Doyle defended himself in a statement posted on Twitter, in part saying: “I have never crossed the line of immoral behavior or prejudice on the basis of race. I do not make racist remarks and I do not tolerate people. Who does.”
On June 14, it was announced that Dr. Yale, who has been with the program since 1999, was out of Iowa. Doyle, the country’s highest-paid strain coach at 800 800,000 a year, received a 15-month salary (approximately 1 1.1 million) and benefited him and his family from Iowa for 15 months, or until he found another job. , Which he did this month with the Jaguars.
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