The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history.

Even as Liam Coen was officially being named the Jaguars' head coach Friday afternoon, there was a twist from the typical playbook. An NFL insider said that Coen felt “strong-armed” into agreeing to a deal to withdraw his name from consideration for the Jacksonville job by agreeing with the Bucs to become the highest-paid coordinator in football at more than $4.