Offensive coordinator Liam Coen will not be leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after all according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

While a report emerged on Tuesday that Tampa Bay was bracing for Coen to depart the franchise to become Jacksonville’s head coach, Schefter reports Coen has taken himself out of the running for the Jaguars job. Instead, Coen will stay with the Buccaneers on a new contract that will make him one of the NFL’s highest-paid coordinators.

The 39-year-old Coen joined the Buccaneers last offseason and helped make Tampa Bay one of the league’s most effective offenses. The unit finished No. 3 in total yards and No. 4 in points. Tampa Bay was also No. 4 in rushing and No. 3 in passing offense in 2024, helping the club capture a fourth consecutive NFC South title.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 71.4 percent of his throws for 4,500 yards with 41 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. His completion rate, yards, and touchdowns all set new career highs.

If Coen had departed, the Buccaneers would’ve needed a new offensive coordinator for the third straight season. After head coach Todd Bowles fired Byron Leftwich, Dave Canales came in for the 2023 season and was hired after one year to coach the Panthers.

You have to wonder if Coen's decision was as much an indictment of the Jaguars organization as it was a desire to stay in Tampa.  Many of the top coaching candidates seem uninterested in going to Jacksonville as long as Trent Baalke remains the GM despite franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence, a roster with a pretty generous amount of talent, great weather, and no income tax.  Still, someone will eventually take the job.

The Jaguars have reportedly set second interviews with former Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.