Liam Coen is signing a brand new contract with the Bucs, will take away himself from Jacksonville’s head teaching search

After the 2024 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars parted methods with Doug Pederson as head coach. High names for the emptiness included Liam Coen, Robert Saleh, and Patrick Graham. Nonetheless, Coen is taking himself out of the working. 

He was alleged to have a second in-person interview with the Jaguars this week. As a substitute, Tampa Bay is making Coen one of many highest-paid coordinators within the NFL. The Bucs are giving him a contract extension and he’ll stay the OC.

Liam Coen is not within the working to be Jacksonville’s subsequent head coach

Jacksonville was within the midst of conducting second in-person HC interviews this week with Liam Coen – who’s now out – in addition to former Raiders DC Patrick Graham and former Jets HC Robert Saleh. https://t.co/NEZw6ZqWgo

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 22, 2025

From 2010-2017, Liam Coen frolicked on the collegiate degree as a quarterbacks coach. Finally, he labored his approach as much as offensive coordinator for Maine in 2016 and 2017. Coen obtained his large break in 2018 when he was employed by Rams head coach Sean McVay. In 2018 and 2019, Coen was the assistant WRs coach for Los Angeles. For the 2020 season, Coen was assistant QB coach with the Rams. The next season in 2021, Coen discovered himself at Kentucky because the offensive coordinator/QB coach.

After one season with the Wildcats, Coen was re-hired by Sean McVay. This time because the offensive coordinator in 2022. Coen held that place for one season earlier than he returned to Kentucky once more in 2023 because the offensive coordinator/QB coach. Forward of the 2024 season, Coen was employed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be their offensive coordinator. Tampa Bay’s (29.0) factors per sport in 2024 was the fifth-best within the NFL. With that success, Coen drew head teaching curiosity this offseason. The 38-year-old had an in-person interview with the Jaguars.

Coen was set to have a second in-person interview this week with Jacksonville. Nonetheless, Liam Coen is taking himself out of the working. He’s signing a brand new contract to develop into one of many highest-paid coordinators within the NFL. If the Bucs can have one other profitable season offensively, Coen will solely have extra head teaching curiosity after 2025. Much like what we noticed Ben Johnson do with the Detroit Lions. Raiders’ DC Patrick Graham and former Jets head coach Robert Saleh are the highest candidates now for Jacksonville.