Jonathan Odom accuses Billy Napier of treating players poorly, saying he faked concussion

A former Florida player under coach Billy Napier aired some dirty laundry on Saturday night. Former tight end Jonathan Odom took to Twitter following the program’s 18-16 upset loss to in-state foe USF.

Odom said Napier accused him of faking a concussion during his playing days at Florida. He also said that was just the tip of the iceberg.

The Twitter conversation started with a tweet from former Florida receiver Jacob Copeland. Copeland did not play for Napier, transferring to Maryland the year Napier arrived at Florida, in 2022.

“Napier is some (poop emoji),” Copeland wrote. Jonathan Odom quickly responded.

“Treated a lot of his players like it too,” Odom wrote. He would go on to expand quite a bit, offering some insight into the program from a former player’s perspective.

“Basically in 2023 while playing on half a leg, I got a concussion one (sic) this play…” Jonathan Odom wrote, attaching a clip to the tweet. “After I didn’t clear protocol after 2 weeks they called me in and accused me of faking it. That’s just the start of it.

“After I told my parents my dad (who is in the UF hall of fame) called him and confronted him and he said it was ‘just a motivation tactic.'”

Following Odom’s tweets, Copeland chimed back in on the conversation. He shed light on why he ultimately opted to transfer to Maryland, despite a strong affinity for the Florida program.

“People were mad I left…” Copeland wrote. “I didn’t want to leave. After my talk with [Billy Napier] I knew what it was.”

It wasn’t all negative from Odom, though. He singled out three people on the Florida staff that he would go to bat for in a heartbeat.

“Having said that they do have 3 goats on the staff (William peagler, frank ogas, paul silvestri),” Odom wrote. “Those guys are top tier.”

During his time with Florida, Jonathan Odom appeared in 25 games. He came away with 16 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns – both of which came during the 2022 campaign prior to his injury.

He later transferred to Eastern Michigan, but he did not play a game there. Odom announced his intention to sit out a year before re-entering the NCAA transfer portal.