Urban Meyer has been somewhat unconventional so far in his NFL tenure.
The head coach of the Jaguars received flack this month for a series of puzzling moves from signing Tim Tebow as a tight end to giving Travis Etienne the majority of his reps during rookie minicamp at wide receiver.
Meyer explained the latter to John Oehser of Jaguars.com this week and spoke highly of the former Clemson standout’s ability as a playmaker and athlete.
“We thought at the worst-case scenario you have a running back with the skillset of a wide receiver and best-case scenario you have a hybrid player that can do both, and that’s what we’re hoping to develop with Travis,” Meyer said.