The #Buccaneers are working on a deal to hire Liam Coen as their new offensive coordinator, sources tell me and @RapSheet. After bouncing between the #Rams and Kentucky the last six years, Coen likely heads to Tampa for a possible reunion with pending free agent Baker Mayfield. pic.twitter.com/ijwtJel2RE
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 2, 2024
It isn’t official yet, but it’s looking like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have their guy.
The Bucs are set to hire Kentucky Wildcats offensive coordinator Liam Coen, per the NFL Network’s Liam Garafolo. If that deal does go through, the move would likely bring Coen back together with quarterback Baker Mayfield, who he worked with in 2022.
Coen was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 2022 before he left to take a position as OC of the Kentucky Wildcats, a position he also served in in 2021. Coen was OC when Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis was at Kentucky, and the one year he was with the Rams, Matt Stafford got injured late in the year and Mayfield took over during the last frame of the season.
If the Bucs hire Coen, they are not only getting a coach familiar with Mayfield, but one who has worked with Rams coach Sean McVay. McVay disciples are a huge part of the NFL at the moment, and Coen will be another one who could continue to bring his offensive philosophy to the league. The Mayfield connection could be a bigger part of it, though, as Mayfield said Thursday that he needs to know who’s calling the plays before making a decision to stay in Tampa Bay.
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