JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are parting ways with General Manager Trent Baalke.
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Jaguars Owner Shad Khan released the following statement on Wednesday afternoon:
“Following several discussions with Trent Baalke this week, we both arrived at the conclusion that it is in our mutual best interests to respectfully separate, effective immediately. Trent leaves us with my deepest appreciation for his efforts over the past five seasons. Ethan Waugh will serve as interim general manager and play an important role, with others, as we continue the process of interviewing candidates to serve as our new head coach. I am deeply committed to building a winner here in Jacksonville and look forward to introducing a new head coach who will make that happen for our players and fans alike.”
WATCH: Brent Martineau on the Action Sports Jax 24/7 network breaking down the decision:
BREAKING NEWS ON ASJAX: Trent Baalke fired by Jaguars.BREAKING NEWS ON ASJAX: Trent Baalke fired by Jaguars. The search for head coach continues and now there's a GM job open too.
Posted by Action Sports Jax on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Fans were surprised when Khan made the move on Monday, Jan. 6 to fire head coach Doug Pederson, but not Baalke.
Khan said in a statement at that time that he would “collaborate” with Baalke to find a new coach.
The Jaguars initially conducted interviews with 10 candidates:
- Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady
- Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore
- Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores
- Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken
- Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator Aaron Glenn
- Detroit Lions Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson
- Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Liam Coen
- Las Vegas Raiders Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham
- Former New York Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh
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Since then, Johnson, a candidate favored by many fans, took the head coach job with the Chicago Bears.
Another initial Jags interviewee, Glenn, is reportedly set to take the Jets’ HC job.
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Coen, who was 1 of 3 candidates still in consideration, took himself out of consideration for the head coach job, opting to stay with the Buccaneers.
Graham and Saleh are scheduled for in-person interviews on Thursday and Friday.
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