Jaguars restructure front office after Meyer’s tenure

Doug Pederson won’t have the power Urban Meyer had with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Owner Shad Khan introduced Pederson as the Jaguars coach Saturday and said the team has applied to the NFL to hire an executive vice president, a person who would report directly to Khan and oversee Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke.

It’s a much different structure from what the Jaguars employed the past two years.

Khan’s only other EVP was two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin, who held the job for three seasons (2017-19) and was in place when Jacksonville previously made the playoffs.

Khan went with a traditional coach-GM (Doug Marrone-DaveCaldwell) model in 2020 after Coughlin was fired, then hired Meyer to head a coach-centric model in 2021, a setupthat ended when Meyer was fired after 13 games, one of the most turbulent tenures in NFL history.

Ravens

The Ravens are working under quarterback Lamar Jackson’s timeline when it comes to a potential contract extension. Jackson’s contract status was at the forefront of a news conference held Friday by Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta. The 2019 NFL MVP is playing under a fifth-year option that will pay him $23.02 million this season. The quarterback is one of a handful of NFL players not represented by a traditional sports agent, so contract talks can be tricky. And there doesn’t appear to be a sense of urgency so far.

Packers

Green Bay promoted John Dunn to take over as tight ends coach for Justin Outten, who left to become the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator. The Packers announced the move Saturday. The team also confirmed Maurice Drayton won’t return as special teams coordinator, as reported early last week.