Despite his struggles as Washington Redskins’ head coach, Jay Gruden quickly managed to get another job in the NFL. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Gruden is finalizing an agreement to become the new offensive coordinator for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Gruden was fired by Redskins in October, after spending more than five years with the organization. In a recent interview, the 52-year-old stated that he would like to return to the NFL as a head coach, but he wasn’t considered by teams with head-coaching vacancies.
Jags parted ways with their OC John DeFilippo last week, and have been interviewing potential candidates ever since. Besides Gruden, Jacksonville reportedly also had talks with former New York Giants’ HC Ben McAdoo.
Jaguars hope that Jay Gruden can summon back his magic as an offensive coordinator and improve their stale offense that struggled to put points on the board in 2019. Gruden previously served as OC for Cincinnati Bengals and was credited with helping Andy Dalton establish himself as a franchise quarterback.
Gruden will be tasked to improve quarterback play in Jacksonville as well, but his job will largely depend on the head coach Doug Marrone’s decision on the team’s starting QB in 2020. Jags can choose between second-year QB Gardner Minshew and veteran Nick Foles.
