The Tampa Bay Buccaneers really wanted to keep Liam Coen, and they almost did something drastic to prevent him from leaving for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The narrative of Coen going dark on Tampa Bay’s front office — a day after spurning Jacksonville and agreeing to return as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator — certainly did not paint him in the most positive of lights. However, Coen’s wife, Ashley, said there was more to the story than was being reported.

Coen previously turned the Jags down and agreed to a massive contract with Bucs before Jacksonville went all-out for him. Coen previously turned Jags down, agreed to massive contract with Bucs.