An expected result took some unexpected turns, as both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ OC and his new team had reasons to keep Thursday’s meeting a secret.

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.

Liam Coen ended a wild 48-hour saga by accepting the Jaguars head coaching job. In doing so, he saved the franchise from itself.