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.

It's been a wild couple days for former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who is now the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In a statement released Friday, Jaguars owner Shad Khan officially announced the hiring.

The team completed a deal with Coen and announced the move Friday. The contract negotiations between the Jaguars and Coen, who had withdrawn from the franchise’s coaching search