Firing Baalke also came 48 hours after Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the darling of this NFL coaching cycle, decided to take the Chicago Bears’ job rather than go through a second round of interviews with three teams,

Baalke initially served as director of player personnel for the Jaguars in 2020 before being being promoted to GM in 2021.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke is a native of Rosedale, Wis., and played linebacker at Bemidji State in Minnesota.