Jaguars fire Coughlin following NFLPA shot

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. » The Jacksonville Jaguars fired top executive Tom Coughlin Wednesday, parting ways with the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach a little more than a day after the NFL Players Union took a sledgehammer to his reputation.

Coughlin served as executive vice president of operations since 2017. It was his second stint with Jacksonville, the expansion franchise he helped build from the ground up in the mid-1990s.

The unbending taskmaster had been in trouble for weeks because of the team’s sagging record and several questionable roster moves. The NFLPA seemingly forced Khan’s hand after an arbitrator’s decision to undo millions in fines imposed by Coughlin himself.

The NFLPA said Monday that more than 25% of player grievances filed in the last two years have been against the Jaguars.

The union’s take: “You as players may want to consider this when you have a chance to select your next club.”

Chiefs add Suggs

KANSAS CITY, MO. » Terrell Suggs was brutally honest with Chiefs coach Andy Reid when they spoke on the phone for the first time, shortly after Kansas City was awarded the veteran pass rusher off waivers ahead of a handful of other playoff contenders.

“I asked coach, I was like, ‘I just learned the hard way, a player like me don’t just fit in anywhere,’” Suggs said. “Coach Reid got on and said, ‘Trust me. You’ll fit in here.’”

So far, so good.

After a day of rumors that Suggs might not report to any team other than the Ravens, the seven-time Pro Bowl selection was more than ready to take the field with the Chiefs for the first time Wednesday.