Liam Coen officially announced as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ new head coach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s officially official: Liam Coen will be the Jacksonville Jaguars’ next head coach, the team announced Friday afternoon.

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Jaguars owner Shad Khan released the following statement:

“To repeat my message earlier this week, I am deeply committed to building a winner here in Jacksonville. I also believe in being judged by actions, not words. That’s why I took swift and decisive action this week to hire Liam Coen as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. I am pumped that Liam is accepting the challenge and opportunity to build the winner that Jaguars fans and partners fully deserve. I know our players feel the same.”

Coen shared the following statement after nabbing the top job:

“Becoming the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars is an opportunity of a lifetime, and one that I am going to run with to instill a championship culture and winning tradition here in Duval. This doesn’t happen without the support and opportunities that my family and I have been afforded throughout my career, especially during this past season in Tampa Bay. We thank Todd Bowles for his continued support and the entire Buccaneers organization for the experience, and know they will have success ahead. Most of all, we are grateful to Shad Khan for his belief in what we will bring to the Jaguars. We will work tirelessly to reward his confidence. As head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, I will hire a first-class coaching staff, establish a distinctive and effective brand of football on both sides of the ball, and our players will live for the black and teal. Shad and Jaguars fans should expect nothing less, and that’s what we plan to deliver and more. My wife Ashley and our family are honored to be here and a part of the Jacksonville community. We are ready to get to work.”

On Thursday, one day after taking himself out of the running for the job, Coen, who has served as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator, was back in Jacksonville to reconsider the Jags job.

Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke was fired on Wednesday. NFL Network Reporter Tom Pelissero said this prompted the Jaguars to reach back out to Coen and see if he would reconsider the job.

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What to know about Coen

Coen becomes the youngest Jaguars head coach in history, as he is 39 years, 2 months, and 16 days old as of Friday. He comes close to Jack Del Rio, who was 39 years, 9 months, and 12 days old when he was named head coach on Jan. 16, 2003.

He has 15 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and NFL levels. His first NFL job came with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018 as an assistant wide receivers coach.

As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator this past season, “Coen’s 2024 offense was one of three across the league to throw for 4,000-plus yards and rush for 2,000-plus yards last season,” the Jaguars said in a news release.

The other two were the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens.

Coen and his wife Ashley have two children.

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