Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen has been speaking with the Jacksonville Jaguars regarding the team's head coaching vacancy and

The Jacksonville Jaguars were on the verge of hiring Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history and capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Buccaneers.

On Wednesday, it looked like Coen had made a decision, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that he had removed his name from the Jaguars’ list of coaching candidates and intended to return to the Buccaneers with a new deal that would make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the league.