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Jaguars HC Liam Coen has continued his search to fill out his staff. Here's the latest on the team's search for defensive, offensive coordinators:
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing to fill out the team's coaching staff, recently completed an interview with a former head coach candidate.
The New England Patriots just took their first step toward fixing what some analysts believe was the worst offensive line in the NFL.
The Jaguars announced that they have interviewed a former head coaching candidate for their defensive coordinator opening.
Mike Vrabel is adding another veteran coach to his offensive staff. According to a source, the Patriots are hiring former NFL head coach, offensive coordinator, and veteran offensive line coach Doug Marrone. The 60-year-old coach is best known for being a head coach with the Buffalo Bills (2013-2014) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-2020).
Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz wrote on Twitter/X: "The #Patriots are making a major addition to their coaching staff, hiring former Bills and Jaguars head coach—and highly respected offensive line coach—Doug Marrone to work under Mike Vrabel, per sources (and as @JPasteris_NFL said). Marrone is viewed as one of the very best OL coaches in football."
Two-time NFL head coach Doug Marrone, who most recently was at Boston College as a Senior Analyst for Football Strategy, is joining the Patriots' coaching staff. Marrone's specific position is TBA. His history/background w/ OL play is notable. (h/t @PatsPro_21, @JPasteris_NFL)
Pros: A rebuilt Camp Nou with a capacity of 104,000 would offer the NFL the chance to stage the biggest Super Bowl ever. The record attendance is 103,985 at the Rose Bowl in 1980. Like Madrid, Barcelona also brings global brand power. Mediterranean climate. The league has already spoken to Barcelona about a regular-season game.
Instead, Coen left texts and phone calls unreturned, per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer , and when he did eventually connect with Bucs coach Todd Bowles about looking back into the Jacksonville job, he declined to tell his boss that he was already in Jacksonville, meeting with Jaguars owner Shad Khan.