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Browns request interview with Jaguars OC Grant Udinski
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Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski could get an opportunity to interview for a head coaching gig very soon.
According tomultiple reports , the Cleveland Browns have requested to interview Udinski for their vacant head coaching position.
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Udinski, who turned 30 on Monday, was hired by Jaguars head coach Liam Coen soon after Coen took the Jaguars job one year ago . Udinski did not call plays for the Jaguars this year, with Coen taking these responsibilities, but was a valuable asset to Jacksonville's offense.
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Coen was an avid supporter of Udinski throughout the season and saw early on just how important he could be for the team's offense.
"The details that show up in terms of the way that we prepare, the way that each section of the game plan gets detailed and communicated to not just the players but the staff, and how often those guys are in there together ... he's got ownership of all three in terms of the run, the pass and the play action in the protection scheme. So that's been really nice to have," Coen said early in the season.
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Udinski was part of the quarterback meetings every day, conducting various active-learning and walkthroughs in the classroom. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence also praised the young coordinator during the season.
"I've never really met anyone like him. The way he approaches the preparation process, the attention to detail, just the game planning in general. ... There's no stones that are left unturned in his approach," Lawrence said earlier this season.
With the Jaguars out of the postseason, numerous members of the team's staff could be fielding interview requests. The NFL's rules prohibit teams from blocking assistants from interviewing for coordinator or front-office roles.
If a team wants to interview a Jaguars coach for a lateral move, however, the Jaguars can deny the team's interview request.
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Another coach that is expected to draw some interest from other teams is Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile , who just finished the year after the team posted 31 turnovers during the regular season, the second-best in the league.
Jacksonville's defense finished as the best in the league against the run, never allowing a rusher to go for more than 75 yards during the season.
Jaguars 2025 offense rankings
The Jaguars ranked near the top of the league in major offensive categories last year.
Here are some of the stats:
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Points per game: 27.7 PPG (7th)
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Yards per game: 338 YPG (11th)
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Third-down conversion %: 39.82% (16th)
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Fourth-down conversion %: 56.67% (17th)
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Red zone scoring % (TD): 62.50% (8th)
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky at Demetrius .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Grant Udinski: Browns ask to interview Jaguars OC for head coach job
