Doug Pederson is aware of he could also be on his means out in Jacksonville, the place the Jaguars are 2-9 after struggling a fourth straight loss on Sunday. The group’s maligned basic supervisor, Trent Baalke, may very well be retained past the 2024 season, nevertheless, as a part of a play for legendary coach Invoice Belichick, per NBC Sports activities.
Some across the NFL imagine Baalke’s historical past with Belichick, who shared an employer within the New York Jets again in 1998-1999, will issue into the Jaguars’ determination concerning their basic supervisor, Mike Florio reported Sunday. Not solely that, however Jacksonville may view Baalke as “a part of a bundle deal” with Belichick, who’s spent this season out of a training job after 24 seasons with the New England Patriots.
Baalke labored as a scout for the Jets from 1998-2000, whereas Belichick served because the group’s assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 1997-1999, which means the 2 overlapped for 2 years. Belichick was infamously launched because the Jets’ new head coach in 2000, solely to resign and take the identical job with the Patriots previous to the beginning of the season. He and Baalke by no means crossed skilled paths after that.
Baalke has been the Jaguars’ basic supervisor since 2021, when the group used the No. 1 total draft decide on quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Jacksonville has gone simply 23-39 throughout his tenure, lacking the playoffs in each 2021 and 2023. Previous to his run with the Jags, which started with a stint because the director of participant personnel, Baalke spent six seasons because the San Francisco 49ers’ basic supervisor, from 2011-2016.
