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Michael DiRoccoJan 27, 2025, 07:52 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen knows exactly what he wants out of his team: Play fast, be fundamentally sound, have an attack mentality, be good at situational football and be mentally and physically tough.

Coen then elaborated on that

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Michael DiRoccoJan 23, 2025, 11:44 PM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen told the team Thursday night that he is leaving to become coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine.

The decision capped a two-day saga in which Coen pulled himself

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For a moment, it looked like the Jacksonville Jaguars were on their way to a 17-point fourth quarter lead against the Miami Dolphins to open the 2024 season.

A road victory against the Dolphins would

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2025, 02:26 PM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence stood at the podium with his left arm encased in a big, black sling, and talked about – among a handful of other things – the importance of staying

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 09:45 AM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13) fired Doug Pederson on Monday, leaving owner Shad Khan to seek his sixth head coach since he purchased the team in November 2011.

Pederson, who won a Super Bowl as head coach of

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 08:28 AM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson and retained GM Trent Baalke on Monday, the team announced.

Pederson’s firing comes after the team finished 4-13 this season and has lost 18 of its last 23 games.

“I

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 12:25 AM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

The winter storm that has snarled travel across the central United States delayed the Jacksonville Jaguars from returning from Indianapolis following Sunday’s 26-23 loss to the Colts.

The team’s charter was delayed for seven hours, with players and staff remaining

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