Jaguars fire defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell, seven assistants after late-season collapse
Defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell and seven of his assistants ended up taking the fall for the biggest late-season collapse in Jacksonville Jaguars history
By MARK LONG
Published - Jan 08, 2024, 09:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 08, 2024, 09:12 PM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell and seven of his assistants ended up taking the fall for the biggest late-season collapse in Jacksonville Jaguars history.
Coach Doug Pederson fired Caldwell and the others Monday, a day after a 28-20 loss at Tennessee that knocked the Jaguars out of the playoffs. Jacksonville was 8-3 in late November and had been atop the AFC South since Week 3.
But Jacksonville (9-8) lost five of its final six games — the Jags no-showed on both sides of the ball during the slide — and failed miserably in a win-and-in game against the Titans.
Caldwell's unit allowed 29.2 points and 146.8 yards rushing per game in the Jaguars' five losses down the stretch.
