Trent Baalke is out in Jacksonville after all.
The Jaguars announced on Wednesday afternoon that they had split with their general manager amid a search for a new head coach.
“Following several discussions with Trent Baalke this week, we both arrived at the conclusion that it is in our mutual best interests to respectfully separate, effective immediately,” owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Trent leaves us with my deepest appreciation for his efforts over the past five seasons. Ethan Waugh will serve as interim general manager and play an important role, with others, as we continue the process of interviewing candidates to serve as our new head coach. I am deeply committed to building a winner here in Jacksonville and look forward to introducing a new head coach who will make that happen for our players and fans alike.”
Baalke has been with the Jaguars for the last four seasons. The team reached the playoffs just once under his watch, and they are fresh off a 4-13 campaign. The team fired coach Doug Pederson earlier this month, too, though Khan said at the time that he wanted to keep Baalke — as he didn’t want to completely overhaul the franchise. Doing so, he said then, would be “like shooting yourself in the foot.”
Now, though, it seems the full reset is what Khan is going for.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
