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With the 2025 NFL concluded, the Jacksonville Jaguars front office renovation continues.
Per multiple reports, the Jacksonville Jaguars will continue revamping their front office, with the Jaguars and Assistant General Manager Ethan Waugh reportedly parting ways. Waugh has spent the past three seasons in the AGM role with the team.
Waugh initially joined the Jaguars in 2022, hired by then General Manager Trent Baalke after working his way up the ranks through the San Francisco 49ers front office. In his 18 years in San Francisco, he held multiple roles, such as Personnel Assistant, Midwest Area Scout, Senior Player Personnel Coordinator, and Vice President of Player Personnel. After Baalke and the team parted ways in January, based on his performance throughout the transition, Waugh was named one of the five finalists to be considered for the open Jacksonville General Manager opening, along with James Gladstone, who would eventually land the role.
With a new General Manager in Gladstone hired reasonably late into the offseason, Waugh, in many ways, served as a transition team leader during Gladstone’s onboarding, staying on as someone with familiarity with the roster, scouting staff, and prior team processes. As the NFL Draft and Undrafted Free Agency - a General Manager’s Super Bowl - are now fully wrapped up, the timing of this parting became somewhat expected. As with any incoming GM hire, the expectation will now be that Gladstone builds up his own department, with his own scouting personnel, and his hand-picked Assistant General Manager to come in the following weeks or months.
There has been no word at this time on which scouts or assistants will be retained, promoted, or transitioned. We will update this article once additional information is available.
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