Liam Coen is the Jacksonville Jaguars' new head coach, but did he lie to Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers first?

Amid the wild saga that saw Liam Coen leave his post as Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator to become head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars this

New Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen texted Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield that he was staying with the Bucs before he took the Jaguars head coaching job, according to ESPN.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off what was seen by many as a shocking move when they were able to keep Liam Coen in Tampa Bay. The Bucs offensive coordinator was favored to land the Jaguars head

Dan Graziano of ESPN reports that when the Buccaneers received the interview request from the Jaguars for OC Liam Coen, GM Jason Licht asked Coen, “What’s your number?” meaning how much would it take to keep him.

“At the end of the day? It came down to business,” Coen told the Tampa Bay Times following his introductory news conference as the Jaguars' head coach Monday. “It did. It came down to family and business and a dream that was right in front of you!

The Bucs are also considering Chargers pass game coordinator Marcus Brady and 28-year-old Kevin O’Connell assistant Grant Udinski for their open OC role. Though Udinski did not

The Commanders are now focused on building off the memorable year they had with rookie Jayden Daniels after their NFC championship game loss to the Eagles.

With the Jaguars hiring Liam Coen, the quarterback will once again have a new offensive coordinator to work with.

Many Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans wanted the organization to retain offensive coordinator Liam Coen at all costs — and that included firing Todd Bowles to promote him to head coach. And apparently, that scenario wasn't far from happening in 2024.

Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield is going through some tumult with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

John Romano | It would be a risk, but there’s an argument to be made that Coen is better off with another year as a Bucs coordinator.