Things down in Jacksonville have taken a massive turn. Initially, the Jaguars team was set to interview Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen for a second time.
Read more: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen Withdraws From Jaguars Head Coach Consideration
Coen chose instead to withdraw from consideration. Now, that withdrawal has been reversed. According to reports, Coen is back in the running for the job.
Plot twist: #Bucs OC Liam Coen has been speaking with the #Jaguars in person for their HC job, and he is a key candidate to be the coach in Jacksonville, per me and @TomPelissero.
Days after agreeing to a massive extension in Tampa, he may find a HC job he could not refuse. pic.twitter.com/2b1NWBWnwr
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 23, 2025
According to Ian Rapoport, “Plot twist: #Bucs OC Liam Coen has been speaking with the #Jaguars in person for their HC job, and he is a key candidate to be the coach in Jacksonville, per me andTomPelissero. Days after agreeing to a massive extension in Tampa, he may find an HC job he could not refuse.”
Coen might be accepting the job due to the major change the Jaguars made. The organization parted ways with general manager Trent Baalke, after it was revealed he would be retained following the firing of Doug Pederson.
Many in the league believed that retaining Baalke would lead to the Jaguars having a tough time finding a head coach. With Baalke now out, it appears Coen is back to wanting the job.
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As stated, many believed that Baalke being around was going to give the organization trouble in finding a new head coach.
Sources: Liam Coen was content with being the #Buccaneers OC, but the #Jaguars “reached out repeatedly with the idea that Coen would need to say no, not once, but twice.”
Without Trent Baalke, the job becomes very attractive. https://t.co/YjoqpdTSUG
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 23, 2025
According to Jordan Schultz, the Jaguars also reached out “repeatedly” to try and bring in Coen. Their efforts may lead to Coen taking over…
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