The Tampa Bay Buccaneers really wanted to keep Liam Coen, and they almost did something drastic to prevent him from leaving for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have found their first piece of the puzzle in the offseason. The Jaguars now have a new head coach in Jacksonville. The Jaguars got for
Jaguars' owner Shad Khan recently released a statement regarding Coen's signing and his excitement about leading the team
The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert
Jaguars head coach Liam Coen isn't taking this lightly: "Becoming the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars is an opportunity of a lifetime..."
On Friday, the Jacksonville Jaguars officially announced that Liam Coen would be the team's new head coach. The path to get there, though, was far from linear: Coen agreed to join the Jaguars during a secret second interview on Thursday, after already verbally agreeing to an extension as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator.
The deal comes after re-engaging in discussions about the role one day after Coen withdrew his name from the opening.
The Jaguars have announced the hiring of Liam Coen as the next head coach. Both Shad Khan and Coen released statements following the move.
The Atlanta Falcons' NFC South-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost offensive coordinator Liam Coen to the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coaching vacancy.
John Romano | By ghosting Tampa Bay while secretly negotiating with Jacksonville, Coen has put a giant target on his back.
Even as Liam Coen was officially being named the Jaguars' head coach Friday afternoon, there was a twist from the typical playbook. An NFL insider said that Coen felt “strong-armed” into agreeing to a deal to withdraw his name from consideration for the Jacksonville job by agreeing with the Bucs to become the highest-paid coordinator in football at more than $4.