Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan issued a warning to his team late last month after the franchise lost five of its final six games in 2023 and missed the playoffs.
Kahn has challenged his coaching staff to develop the young talent acquired through the draft.
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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan during an NFL international match at Wembley Stadium on October 30, 2022 in London. (Simon Marper/PA Images via Getty Images)
“I think there’s a big change happening for us, which is for our coaching staff to have to develop young players,” Kahn said. “Our solution is not to sign a free agent every year. We don’t have that ability.”
“At the end of the day, you’ve got to develop young talent. You’ve got to change the coaching staff, the coaching staff, their priorities. You’ve got to change their mindset. That’s where the players of the future come from.”
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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan walks on the sideline before a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2023 in London. (Bob Kupvens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Jaguars signed Trevor Lawrence to a big contract this offseason, when the two agreed to a five-year extension worth a reported maximum of $275 million, including $200 million guaranteed.
Kahn said he is “encouraged” that Lawrence will remain in charge for at least the next five years and that he has confidence in Doug Pederson as the team’s head coach.
Lawrence was the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft and has 11,770 passing yards and 58 touchdown passes in 50 games.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence looks back on the sideline during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Jan. 7, 2024 in Nashville. (Brian Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Jacksonville made the playoffs in 2022 but failed to reach the conference title game.
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