It appeared Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen was a finalist for the Jacksonville Jaguars head-coaching job; the Tampa Bay Times even reported there was a growing belief it was the 39-year-old's job to lose.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, the favorite to land the head coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars, has reportedly taken himself out of the running for that job. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter,

Spytek has ties to Vegas minority owner Tom Brady, having played alongside the former QB at Michigan decades before they went on to win a Super Bowl together in Tampa Bay — with Spytek as the assistant GM. He’s now the third full-time general manager in three seasons for the Raiders, who fired Tom Telesco after one year following a 4-13 season.

The Las Vegas Raiders hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek to be their GM, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant GM John Spytek will get his first opportunity to run a team himself. The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire him as their new GM.