JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars made the primary massive rent of Liam Coen’s teaching tenure, tabbing Anthony Campanile for the defensive coordinator late Thursday evening.
Nailing the coordinator hires are priorities No. 1 for Coen, a first-time head coach and the youngest of Jacksonville’s earlier seven head coaches. He was employed late final week to assist the Jaguars restore delight within the franchise after it had fallen off a ledge after an 8-3 begin in 2023. Doug Pederson led the Jaguars to a 4-13 end final season, a part of a 5-18 stretch during the last season and a half that precipitated proprietor Shad Khan to make a change. The offense has regressed however the protection was about as unhealthy because it had been within the franchise’s 30-year historical past.
“Anthony Campanile represents precisely what we wish to be as a defensive unit and soccer group,” Coen mentioned. “He brings an aggressive defensive mindset and a system that’s adaptable to our gamers and permits them to play quick and bodily.”
Campanile was the linebackers coach and operating recreation coordinator for the Packers final yr. Inexperienced Bay had the seventh-best speeding protection within the league and ranked fifth in complete protection (314.5 yards per recreation). Campanile spent 4 seasons as linebackers coach in Miami previous to leaving for Inexperienced Bay. Miami was no decrease than eighth in sacks, speeding protection, pressured fumbles, takeaways and third-down protection in Campanile’s time there.
Any enchancment on the defensive aspect of the ball will likely be a welcome change for proprietor Shad Khan and the Jaguars. One season after firing Mike Caldwell and changing him with Ryan Nielsen, Jacksonville’s protection was the league’s worst in a number of classes.
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