Tampa Bay Buccaneers are keeping offensive coordinator Liam Coen after the rising star assistant spurned the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coen, coming off an impressive first year calling the plays, was rewarded with a lucrative extension.

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen is taking himself out of the running for the Jaguars' head coaching job to stay in Tampa on a new contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen is believed to be one of the leading candidates for the vacant Jaguars head coaching position as he prepares for a second interview with the team. Coen, 39, is set to have his second interview on Wednesday, and he could be offered the job as soon as then, the Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday .

Team owner Shad Khan made the announcement Wednesday, hours after Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen withdrew his name for consideration for the Jaguars job and agreed to a new contract with the Buccaneers.

General Manager Trent Baalke is out after four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Baalke had originally been retained when head coach Doug Pederson was fired on January 6th.

Coen is the sixth candidate to interview with the Jaguars since they fired Doug Pederson at the end of the season ... Philadelphia Eagles beat Packers 22-10 in wild card round. 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to Commanders 23-20 in wild card round.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have interviewed their six candidate for their vacant head coach position. According to NFL Network's Peter Schrager, they interviewed Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to Commanders 23-20 in wild card round ... Coen is the sixth candidate to interview with the Jaguars since they fired Doug Pederson at the end of the season. They have requested interviews with a number of other coaches as ...

But Baalke's most recent free agent class has been a major disappointment. The Jaguars gave a combined $75.5 million in fully guaranteed money to receiver Gabe Davis, safety/nickelback Darnell Savage, cornerback Ronald Darby, returner Devin Duvernay and defensive lineman Arik Armstead. None made a major impact on a 4-13 team.

Owner Shad Khan makes the announcement hours after Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen withdraws from consideration for the Jacksonville job.

Shortly after that news broke, the Jaguars decided to move on from Baalke as general manager. After serving as GM for the past five seasons, team owner Shad Khan released an official statement regarding the organization's decision to make a change in the front office.

Baalke had been the general manager of the Jaguars since 2021 and was in the process of seeking out the third head coach of his tenure with the team before his dismissal on Wednesday. Interim GM Ethan Waugh will have his work cut out for him as he looks to make up for lost time when it comes to finding the franchise's next coach.