Athlete claims he was kicked and verbally insulted by the coach during practice
There’s a new toxic workplace culture allegation in the National Football League (NFL).
Former placekicker Josh Lambo has filed a lawsuit against the Jacksonville Jaguars as he claims to be a victim of actions by the team’s former head coach, Urban Meyer.
In his lawsuit – filed in the 4th Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County – Lambo is seeking a jury trial and his $3.5 million salary for 2021, “compensation for any special damages sustained as emotional stress” he experienced in the toxic work environment Meyer and the Jaguars created, as well as “reputational harm and litigation fees,” among other costs.
The suit narrates an incident in August, according to the report from the Tampa Bay Times, which broke the news.
Lambo is the fourth-most accurate placekicker in NFL history. However, he missed a field-goal attempt in each of the Jaguars’ first two preseason games. During a practice before the final exhibition game in August, Lambo was in a lunge position. It was then that Meyer approached him, kicked him in the leg and said, ‘Hey Dips--t, make your f--king kicks!’,” Lambo claims.
Lambo says he told Meyer to never strike him again. However, he claims that Meyer responded with: “I’m the head ball coach, I’ll kick you whenever the f--k I want.”
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