The Jacksonville Jaguars interviewed Kris Richard for an unspecified coaching position, according to Aaron Wilson or KPRC2.
Richard, 44, previously spent three seasons as defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks, two years as passing game coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, and most recently spent two seasons with the New Orleans Saints.
During his last stop, Richard served as the Saints’ defensive backs coach in 2021 and co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach in 2022. New Jaguars defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen split co-defensive coordinator duties with Richard during that 2022 season before leaving to join the Atlanta Falcons.
Richard didn’t coach in 2023 after leaving the Saints earlier in the year.
Given his history as a secondary specialist, Richard would presumably be interviewing to join the Jaguars as a defensive backs coach or passing game coordinator of some sort. Deshea Townsend was fired as Jacksonville’s passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach and Cody Grimm was fired as safeties coach earlier in January.
The Jaguars finished 26th in passing yards allowed during the 2023 season and 25th in passing touchdowns allowed.
