What a wild situation..
On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen reportedly agreed to a big contract extension with the Bucs, which would make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the NFL. Coen withdrew himself from the Jaguars head coaching job and opted to stay in Tampa.
One day later, Coen has seemingly changed his mind.
The 39-year-old is currently meeting with the Jaguars in person for a second interview, per multiple reports. While Coen and the Buccaneers had agreed to the extension, the deal was not signed, and Coen is now in Jacksonville discussing a future as the team’s potential new head coach.
He’s also reportedly “ghosted” Bucs head coach Todd Bowles.
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Times, Coen had “not spoken” to the Bucs since yesterday afternoon. They tried to reach him and have been unable to.
So what made Coen change his mind about Jacksonville? Well, after the Jags parted ways with GM Trent Baalke, they assured Coen that they would allow him to hire the general manager in addition to giving him a contract that will make him paid on-par with Ben Johnson.
All indications are that Coen will be named the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t seem pleased with the way Coen went about it.