Jags Hire Former Giants HC Ben McAdoo as QB Coach
By Zac Rothrock
February 12, 2020
Tuesday night ESPN's Jordan Ranaan was the first one to report via his personal twitter that the Jaguars were in the process of hiring former New York Giants Head Coach Ben McAdoo as their QB Coach.
Ben McAdoo is being hired as the Jaguars quarterbacks coach, per source. The former Giants coach is back in after two years out of the NFL. McAdoo has worked well with Aaron Rodgers and Eli Manning in his previous stints.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) February 12, 2020
Mcadoo was an offensive assistant with the Saints and 49ers before being the Packers Tight Ends Coach when they won Super Bowl XLV, and he went on to be the Packers QB Coach for a few years before becoming the Giants OC in 2014. Mcadoo was the Head Coach of the Giants in 2016, he was fired 12 games into the 2017 season after leading the team to a 2-10 record. As noted by Ranaan, McAdoo has worked with Aaron Rodgers and Eli Manning, he will now have the task of developing Gardner Minshew and Nick Foles.