Thursday night’s NFL Honors ended up being a big occasion for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Though the 3-14 squad didn’t have any players selected for postseason awards, it finally managed to get a former player into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in former star offensive tackle Tony Boselli.
The night may have ended on a high note, but it began with a roast of former Jaguars’ coach Urban Meyer at the hands of comedian Keegan-Michael Key, who has hosted the show the last two years.
“I am so excited to be hosting this show again, and in front of people, by the way,” Key said. “This is so much better than what they had to do last year… There were no football players and no audience, I’m telling you, that room was emptier than Urban Meyer’s playbook.”
“That room was emptier than Urban Meyer’s playbook.”
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— Andrew Gibson (@1010XLAG) February 11, 2022
Ouch.
Meyer has certainly been a common target for jokes since his tenure in Jacksonville ended unceremoniously just 13 games into his first season, and the postseason awards show was no different.
The Jags will hope for a return to normalcy under new coach Doug Pederson, who hopefully won’t have any gags made at his expense during next year’s ceremony.