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<\/p>\nThe Jacksonville Jaguars thought they’d be safe from the 2025 NFL coaching cycle, with their brand new staff excelling in their first year on the sideline. Unfortunately, they performed a little too well. Now, the Jaguars might have to replace Grant Udinski at offensive coordinator and Anthony Campanile on defense.<\/p>\n
Losing either would be a huge hit to this team. Losing both would be a miserable ending to what was an incredibly encouraging year. It won’t be easy, but the Jaguars have plenty of great options to replace them. One that should be considered at OC is someone who has experience with the franchise, but not as a coach.<\/p>\n
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Doug Engle\/staff– 10\/05\/03– Jacksonville Jaguars (7) Byron Leftwich pumps up the fans while being introduced to the Jaguars fans before the start of the San Diego Chargers game at Alltel stadium Sunday October 5, 2003 in Jacksonville, FL. | Doug Engle\/Florida Times-Union \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n
Byron Leftwich deserves another shot<\/p>\n
The Buffalo Bills <\/a>are interviewing Grant Udinski<\/a> on Sunday for their head coaching gig, but they could also use that time to consider his prospects as an offensive coordinator, too. If they go with a defensive mind at HC, Udinski could take a “lateral” promotion if it meant the opportunity to call plays for Josh Allen. However, the Bills just added a new candidate to their head-coaching search: former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers.<\/p>\n If the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> do have to replace Udinski at offensive coordinator, there’s a retired player that they could consider for the job, one with NFL sideline experience and familiarity in Duval: Byron Leftwich. He’s spent five seasons as an OC in the league, one with the Arizona Cardinals and four for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, from 2019-2022.<\/p>\n Byron Leftwich OC’d a SB win over the Chiefs and that man printing out play sheets for Prime in CO\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/6Z8O5dms3W<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan (@datboywolf) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In his first three years with the Bucs, he called plays for an offense that finished in the top three in scoring with Tom Brady and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2020. Unfortunately, his unit dropped off significantly in 2022, ranking just 15th in yards and 25th in points. Brady would retire after the season, and Leftwich was fired. Since then, he’s been out of the league, although he did serve as an assistant under Deion Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2025.<\/p>\n Leftwich quickly went from landing interviews for head coach jobs, including with the Jaguars before they hired Liam Coen, to not getting any NFL opportunities. Speaking to the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud<\/a> last year, the former quarterback made it clear that he wants another opportunity: “I\u2019ve not changed my number. I\u2019ve just been taking my son to school every day, making breakfast. Now, I\u2019m having the time of my life. But even my son is like, \u2018Dad, are you going to coach again?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, I am going to get back in.\u2019”<\/p>\n To see if Byron Leftwich lands another NFL opportunity, sign up for our 100% FREE newsletter that comes straight to your email with the latest news. \u00a0SIGN UP HERE NOW.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on X (Twitter)\u00a0@JaguarsOnSI\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0@_John_Shipley<\/a>\u00a0and make sure you like our Facebook page,\u00a0WHEN YOU CLICK RIGHT HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n