The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Gus Bradley following the team's loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, the team announced.
Sunday's defeat was the team's 12th of the season, marking the third time in four years that Bradley lost at least a dozen games. In just under four seasons, Bradley compiled a 14-48 record and .226 winning percentage, the worst among any coach with at least 50 games in the Super Bowl era.
Team owner Shad Khan released a statement following the firing:
I thanked Gus Bradley today for his commitment to the Jacksonville Jaguars over the past four seasons. As anyone close to our team knows, Gus gave his staff and players literally everything he had. Our players competed for Gus and I know they have great respect for him, as do I.
Gus also represented the Jaguars, the Jacksonville community and the NFL in nothing less than a first-class manner as our head coach. That counts for a lot. It is unfortunately evident that we must make a change. I thought it would be best to do it immediately after today’s result so Gus can step away, relax and regroup with his family during the Christmas and holiday season.
Dave Caldwell agreed and will now be charged with exploring all options to hire the best head coach possible to lead what I feel is an extremely talented team and reward a very loyal and patient fan base in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars have two games remaining on their schedule and plan to announce their interim coach on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Offensive line coach and assistant head coach Doug Marrone is the most likely candidate to take over for the remainder of the season.
Bradley is the second member of the Jaguars' coaching staff to be relieved of his duties this season as offensive coordinator Greg Olson was fired after a loss in Week 8.
Adding insult to injury, Bradley had to fly home from Houston on the team plane after his dismissal.
