New Jaguars HC Doug Pederson not retaining Darrell Bevell

Darrell Bevell‘s tenure in Jacksonville was a short one. With the hiring of Doug Pederson being announced earlier this month, it appears that Bevell will not remain in northern Florida as a part of Pederson’s coaching staff, according to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network. 

Brought onto Urban Meyer‘s staff to be offensive coordinator a little more than a year ago, Bevell was tasked with serving as the interim head coach for the Jaguars’ final four games of the 2021 season after Meyer was relieved of his duties. Over those four games, Jacksonville recorded one win and three losses to finish the season 3-14.

This wasn’t Bevell’s first tenure as an interim head coach. Just last season, Bevell coached the final five games of the Lions’ 2020 season after the firing of Matt Patricia, winning one game in Detroit, as well, for a career record of 2-7 as a head coach (all in an interim capacity).

Bevell will likely return to his day job as an offensive coordinator. While the Jaguars offense finished last in the NFL this season in multiple categories, Bevell’s seen success as a play-caller in Seattle, finishing as a top-10 scoring offense in five of his seven seasons with the Seahawks, including a top-four scoring offense in 2015. Bevell’s first gig calling plays came in Minnesota, where he spend five years leading a Vikings offense to varying results, including a 2009 offense that finished second in scoring, featuring Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin.

According to Wilson, Bevell has received interest from multiple NFL teams, and his moving on from Jacksonville will allow him to pursue those opportunities.