A week for Jaguars seems to end with a new head coach joining a franchise.
Liam Cohen, a Baccaniars offense coordinator, will head to the northern Jackson Building to take over the Jaguars head coach job. Dianana Russini of The Athletic first reported.。
Adam Chefter of ESPN Both sides have reported that they have not yet reached the goal line, but it is expected that Cohen will be the tenth head coach in the history of the team.
Jeff Howu of The Athletic has been added Cohen told Bucks that he would undertake Jaguars's job.
It was a durable week for Cohen. Koen said that it was the best candidate for the job on Tuesday, and was seen very well, so it was reported that there was a possibility of receiving an offer on Wednesday after the second interview. According to the Tampa Bay Times。
Nevertheless, Cohen stopped running on Wednesday and left the team with one less options.
However, in the latter half of the day, Jaguars fired General Manager Trent Balke, as he was looking for head coaches as expected by Cohen.
The owner, Shad Khan, said in a statement, “As a result of talking with Mr. Trent Balke this week, we have reached the conclusion that it would be a profit for each other with respect.” “Trent is deeply grateful for his efforts over the past five seasons.”
On Thursday, several media reported that Khan and Cohen met after being dismissed and talked about the vacant seats of the head coach again.
Koen has been an offense coordinator at the university (Kentucky University in 2021 and 2023) and NFL level (Rams in 2022, Bucks in 2024), and has led the Tampa Bay offense last season.
His success overlaps with the time when Baker Mayfield recorded his career high with 4,500 passed yards and 41 touchdowns.
Currently, Koen will take over the other of the former nominated rights from Jacksonville's trever Lawrence.
