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Carlos Hyde spent two seasons under coach Urban Meyer at Ohio State. When Hyde saw that his former college coach was coming to the NFL as coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hyde didn’t take long to decide where he wanted to play in 2021.
“As soon as I saw Coach Meyer become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, I already knew where I was going,” said Hyde, through John Oehser on the Jaguars website.
Hyde was a standout at Ohio State under Meyer, earning honors from the top team’s All-Big Ten as a senior. The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Hyde already had a brief stint in Jacksonville in 2018, when he was traded from the Cleveland Browns only six games of the season, after signing a three-year contract with the team. The Jaguars would release Hyde after the season.
Now that Meyer is training the Jaguars, Hyde has no doubts about returning to Jacksonville for a second term with the team.
“If you take Coach Meyer’s record, the places he was in, he won a lot,” said Hyde. “That’s what we’re all here for – to win. This is what convinced me to return to Jacksonville. I know Coach Meyer. He wants to win. He will find out how to win. I want to win. I would love to be with Coach Meyer once again and win with him ”.
Hyde spent last season as a Chris Carson reserve with the Seattle Seahawks. Hyde ran for 356 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games played by the team.
“Honestly, I’m waiting for Coach Meyer to come here and train in the NFL,” said Hyde. “He’s finally here.”