Liam Coen isn’t going anywhere, it turns out.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, the favorite to land the head coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars, has reportedly taken himself out of the running for that job.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Coen will stay with the Buccaneers with a new contract that will make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the NFL.
Coen, 39, has made a name for himself in NFL circles by turning Baker Mayfield into one of the most productive quarterbacks in the game. That kind of ability is exactly what the Jaguars need to turn around former No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence, who after four seasons has yet to develop into the elite quarterback the team thought it was getting when it drafted him No. 1 overall in 2021.
Coen has a great offensive pedigree, most notably with the Los Angeles Rams as part of Sean McVay’s staff. In just one year with the Buccaneers, Coen made a tremendous difference across the board, taking their low-to-middling offense and turning it into a top-five performer.
One-year improvement in Bucs’ offensive rankings with Liam Coen as OC in 2024. Top five in all six:
Total offense: 23rd to 3rd
Scoring offense: 20th to 4th
Rushing offense: 32nd to 4th
Passing offense: 17th to 3rd
Third-down offense: 10th to 1st
Red-zone offense: 30th to 4th— Greg Auman (@gregauman) January 22, 2025
Instead of landing the head coach of their dreams, the Jaguars will now have to go back to the drawing board, with whomever they hire knowing he wasn’t their first choice. Coen, meanwhile, will continue his successful partnership with Mayfield and the Bucs and get a boosted paycheck to boot.
