Look, an employee embezzling tens of millions of dollars from an NFL franchise is no laughing matter. Unless it’s the Jacksonville Jaguars, it turns out.
So when news broke that a former Jaguars employee — a staffer on the financial side of things and not anyone on the football side of things — had been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the team, Twitter lit up in the replies. For some teams, the headline of someone stealing millions from a team would bring jokes referencing one famously bad signing. Think Kenny Golladay getting a $72 million contract for 43 catches as a New York Giant or Mike Glennon’s $45 million contract for four games as a Chicago Bear.
But this is Jacksonville, which meant there was no shortage of players AND coaches about whom fans and analysts could get their jokes off about stealing from the team.
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Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from teamhttps://t.co/kNzGb6nFKA— Kalyn Kahler (@kalynkahler) December 7, 2023
Urban Meyer? The most obvious target. Blake Bortles? Oh, you’d better believe he’s in there. Nick Foles gets a shout, of course. Even Allen Hurts is out here catching strays.
But wait, there’s more…
But enough about that Nick Foles contract. I mean come on! https://t.co/l56XFBQzcp pic.twitter.com/q6nTmeRHNH
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) December 7, 2023
Other than Urban Meyer? https://t.co/BNWIHL4uIA
— Prince Grimes (@pgprincej) December 7, 2023
but enough about urban meyer https://t.co/GUDAuCjQnD
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 7, 2023
shame on allen hurns
— kev mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) December 7, 2023
I saw “Jags employee steals 22 million” and just assumed it was Nick Foles
— Robbie Jay (@Robbiejay84) December 7, 2023
Laviska Shenault?
— Michael Galan (@lavalordffc) December 7, 2023
Dang it Blaine Gabbert
— chace berry (@ninehalo369) December 7, 2023
Thought this was a story about Justin Blackmon
— George Hayden (@GeorgeMHayden) December 7, 2023
Blake Bortles declined to comment.
— @kaiten1978.bsky.social (@Kaiten1978) December 7, 2023
Look the Bortles contract was bad but it wasn’t that bad https://t.co/xQ1MFqhNTe
— Tyler Nettuno (@TylerNettuno) December 7, 2023
Look I get it, but Nick Foles took more than $22 million https://t.co/YcyrXmRcW2
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) December 7, 2023
Urban Meyer or another person? https://t.co/0KSUXfmlOh
— Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) December 7, 2023
Damn they arrested Urban Meyer https://t.co/ODnCOsiuhE
— Ed Zitron (@edzitron) December 7, 2023
CJ Henderson?
— Brian Coleman (@cowbellguy19) December 7, 2023
Travon walker?
— Gin Jarell (@jarellf) December 7, 2023
