On Wednesday, it looked like Coen had made a decision, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that he had removed his name from the Jaguars’ list of coaching candidates and intended to return to the Buccaneers with a new deal that would make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the league.

The narrative of Coen going dark on Tampa Bay’s front office — a day after spurning Jacksonville and agreeing to return as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator — certainly did not paint him in the most positive of lights. However, Coen’s wife, Ashley, said there was more to the story than was being reported.

It was reported on Wednesday that Coen took himself out of the running to become the Jaguars' next HC and would instead sign a new contract with Tampa Bay for at least another season.