Shad Khan fired Tom Coughlin from his post as Jaguars executive vice president earlier Wednesday night, doing so after initially planning to remove him from the role at season’s end.
Coughlin does not intend to retire. His agent, Sandy Montag, told ESPN.com’s Chris Mortensen (Twitter link) “The only thing I would say is there is plenty of football left in Tom Coughlin.”
“As head of football operations for the Jaguars for the last three years I was responsible for all things related to football,” Coughlin said in a statement (Twitter link via Mortensen). “I take great pride in our accomplishments, especially in 2017. I’d like to thank Shad Khan for the opportunity to come back to Jacksonville, all the players and staff for their efforts and the fans here for their support.”
Coughlin took one season off, 2016, after his Giants tenure ended after 12 seasons. The Jaguars rehired him in January 2017. They went 10-6 and made an unexpected run to the AFC championship game in 2017 but have gone 10-20 over the past two seasons. The extensive grievances filed against the Jaguars during Coughlin’s tenure, and an arbitrator’s ruling in favor of the NFLPA on Monday, likely accelerated Coughlin’s departure.
The Jaguars’ head coach/de facto GM from 1995-2002, Coughlin went on to win two Super Bowls with the Giants. Coughlin, who briefly served in the NFL’s football operations department in between Giants and Jags stays, was a candidate for the head coach position Doug Marrone received but instead became the team’s executive VP. Coughlin initially hoped to coach in 2017 and may want to return to such a role, but at 73, he’s far older than any NFL HC ever hired.
Time for this senile old coot to start playing shuffleboard. He basically stole a ton of money from players and wants to continue? Who would hire him? Dan Snyder?
Stole money from players?
When so many players file legit grievances against your organization, it becomes a management failure. No one should hire Coughlin until he at the very least acknowledges his egregious management mistake… and then consider his most recent football seasons as well. Haven’t been very good either.
Owner allowed him to do it knowingly and willingly and embraced it with open arms. Knowing full well that the fans will always support the billionaire and flock into the stadium.
All 300 of them?
The Owner hired Coughlin to do what he (Coughlin) thought was best and based on his professional experience. Khan has rectified his mistake by firing Coughlin and I seriously doubt Coughlin works again after this. What organization is going to embrace him whe he has caused this to be put out there in regards to the Jags Organization.
Lol ok boomer
Okay this whole boomer thing is really quite stupid. All you do when you say that is make yourself and all younger people sound unintelligent. And don’t worry I’m not a boomer I’m 26.
Ok boomer
You can have a boomer mentality and be 26. Some people’s parents taught them to think for themselves and some taught them to think just like them.
This is on the same level of comedy as Jeff Fisher saying he wanted to be a head coach again
Flock into the Stadium?? Have you ever watched a game in your life from there? The local JUCO’s have more fans.LMAO
He’d make for a good prison warden
Coughlin should go back into the College Football Ranks where he can jerk “kids” around; make then get short haircuts; make them step across a line to get on the practice field and all of the other things he did in 1995.