Jacksonville Jaguars agree to keep Jack Del Rio on as head football coach

Despite media reports that he was in the process of hiring a staff and set to sign a contract with the Southern Cal Trojans, Jack Del Rio is remaining as coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Jack Del Rio met with Jaguars’ owner Wayne Weaver on Tuesday and the result of the meeting is that Del Rio will remain with team, probably through the end of the three years remain on his contract. Weaver didn’t guarantee that Jack Del Rio will remain for three years, however, he outlined some areas of improvement he would like to see the Jaguars achieve. Just last week, Weaver had called the results of Jack Del Rio’s seven years with the Jaguars as “average.” On Tuesday, Weaver said that “average is not acceptable.” Jack Del Rio’s name was bandied about as the next head coach of USC after its head coach, Pete Carroll, resigned to take the head coaching job with Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Jack Del Rio has compiled a 58-57 record through seven years with the Jaguars while going 1-2 n the playoffs.


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