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01/24 13:13 CST Jaguars hire Bucs OC Liam Coen as head coach after making
necessary moves
Jaguars hire Bucs OC Liam Coen as head coach after making necessary moves
By MARK LONG
AP Pro Football Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) --- The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay offensive
coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday,
capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general
manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Buccaneers.
The sides finalized contract details a day after Coen called Bucs coach Todd
Bowles and others to tell them he planned to sign with Jacksonville.
"To repeat my message earlier this week, I am deeply committed to building a
winner here in Jacksonville," Khan said in a statement. "I also believe in
being judged by action, not words. That's why I took swift and decisive action
this week to hire Liam Coen as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars."
How Khan made it happen will be remembered as one of the wildest coaching
searches in NFL history.
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