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Jacksonville Jaguars general manager search: Bucs' Greenberg withdraws, two added to search
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The Jacksonville Jaguars will have to look in another direction for their vacant general manager position after Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager Mike Greenberg withdrew his name from Jacksonville's general manager consideration Tuesday evening, according to a report from Tampa Bay Times Buccaneers beat reporter Rick Stroud.
The team has added another name to the pile, though, and has requested an interview with San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams for their vacant general manager position, according to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport .
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The Jaguars requested at least five potential candidates for interviews on Monday and will likely hold interviews with the prospective general managers in the coming days. In addition to Williams, Jacksonville requested an interview with Los Angeles Rams director of scouting strategy James Gladstone, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter .
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That brings Jacksonville's general manager interview requests number to seven, including Williams and Gladstone, excluding Greenberg.
Greenberg withdraws from Jaguars GM search, Coen hiring process not responsible
Dec 1, 2019; Jacksonville, FL, USA; General view of Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmets prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
According to Stroud, Greenberg's withdrawal had more to do with "his 15 years with the Bucs and his loyalty to the Glazer family, GM Jason Licht and what they have built here and nothing to do with any negative impressions about Liam Coen or the Jaguars organization."
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Jacksonville hired former Buccaneers offensive cooridnator Liam Coen as the team's head coach, but the path to get there wasn't without some turbulence.
After virtually interviewing with the franchise after the Wild Card round of the playoffs, Coen was requested to interview a second time, an in-person interview that was set to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22 but reportedly withdrew his name from consideration before backtracking , taking the interview and the Jaguars job while reportedly keeping the Buccaneers in the dark for hours.
Jacksonville has moved on since then, keeping Coen in charge while moving forward with Tony Boselli as the team's executive vice president of football operations. Coen has also named a defensive cooridnator, selecting former Green Bay Packers linebackers coach and defensive run-game cooridnator Anthony Campanile.
Coen continues to work on the team's coaching staff and has conducted multiple interviews with potential staffers over the last week since being officially introduced as the team's head coach a little over a week ago.
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Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky @ Demetrius .
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