The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Gus Bradley after Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans.
Jaguars Owner Shad Khan released a statement on the team’s official website:
I thanked Gus Bradley today for his commitment to the Jacksonville Jaguars over the past four seasons. As anyone close to our team knows, Gus gave his staff and players literally everything he had. Our players competed for Gus and I know they have great respect for him, as do I.
Gus also represented the Jaguars, the Jacksonville community and the NFL in nothing less than a first-class manner as our head coach. That counts for a lot. It is unfortunately evident that we must make a change. I thought it would be best to do it immediately after today’s result so Gus can step away, relax and regroup with his family during the Christmas and holiday season.
Sunday’s loss was the latest in a string of mishaps for the Jaguars. The Texans had benched starting quarterback Brock Osweiler after the Jaguars gained a 13-0 advantage, only for Bradley’s team to blow it, 21-20. The Jaguars allowed Houston backup Tom Savage to throw for 260 yards.
Twitter reacted in various ways to the news:
BREAKING: Jaguars announce they have fired coach Gus Bradley
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) December 18, 2016
I'm going to miss Gus Bradley's Senior Bowl practices.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) December 18, 2016
Fans were pretty happy about it as well:
GUS BRADLEY IS GONE!!!!! OMG!!!! pic.twitter.com/TB92twEiHT
— LWOS Fantasy Football (@FantasyNFL_LWOS) December 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/MasonPye117/status/810619867003023360
Bradley finishes his tenure with the Jaguars at 14-48. The Jaguars likely would have let him finish out the 2016 campaign with only two games left, but blowing a big lead against a backup quarterback seemed like the proverbial straw that broke the back.
Bradley will have plenty of options as a coordinator, while the Jaguars will look to disciplinarians such as Tom Coughlin to lead a young, talented roster.
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