After serving as the Jacksonville Jaguars interim head coach for the final two games of the 2016 regular season, Doug Marrone was reportedly given the full-time job Monday.
ESPN's Adam Schefter was the first to report the news, and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport later confirmed the team's plan to remove the interim tag.
Rapoport also provided further context regarding Jacksonville's decision to hire Marrone:
Jaguars 'liked the direction' Marrone took the offense in, as well as his 'belief' in Blake Bortles, per @RapSheet.
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSesslerNFL) January 9, 2017
The Jags fired former head coach Gus Bradley after a 2-12 start, and they finished the campaign 1-1 under Marrone.