The Jacksonville Jaguars currently have three vacancies on their offensive staff and will need to get them filled soon as the NFL Combine is right around the corner next month. They’ve reportedly interviewed Ben McAdoo for their offensive coordinator vacancy already, and according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, another assistant will be interviewing this weekend in former Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.
Linehan, 56, hasn’t coached since the Cowboys 2018 season as he parted ways with the team afterward. He had previously spent five seasons with the team under Jason Garrett as a passing game coordinator (2014) and offensive coordinator (2015-18) where he coached Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliot amongst notables.
Prior to that, Linehan made stops with the Minnesota Vikings (2002-04), Miami Dolphins (2005), St. Louis Rams (2006-08) and Detroit Lions (2009-13). His stint with the Rams was as a head coach while the others were as an offensive coordinator.
The Jags may be very well looking at Linehan as an offensive coordinator but it’s worth noting his work with young signal-callers has been solid (coached Prescott and Matthew Stafford), so it’s possible he could be getting a look for the quarterbacks coach vacancy, too. His experience is something that could benefit Gardner Minshew II a ton as the rookie will be looking to build off a good showing from 2019.
