After mutually parting ways with John DeFilippo Monday, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally have some news on their offensive coordinator search. Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the team interview former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo for the opening.
McAdoo, 42, hasn’t been in the league since he was fired as the Giants’ coach in December of 2017 but has plenty of coaching experience in the league. His first opportunities in the NFL came in New Orleans with the Saints (2014) where he was an offensive quality controls coach and in San Francisco with the 49ers (2005) where he had the same role and was an offensive line coach.
Afterward, he spent his next five seasons as the Green Bay Packers’ tight ends coach (2006-11) under current Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. From 2012-13, he became the team’s quarterbacks coach where he spent time coaching Aaron Rodgers. During that time, the two built a solid bond as Rodgers was on record for saying he appreciated the attention to detail McAdoo put into getting him prepared weekly.
In 2014, McAdoo found himself with the Giants after taking an offensive coordinator job for one season. After that, he was named the team’s head coach in 2016 after former Jags executive and head coach, Tom Coughlin, was fired.
