Verbal abuse accompanied tough loses at high-profile coaching stops, which spooked the highly-regarded head coach.

On Wednesday, the Jaguars announced that they are moving on from general manager Trent Baalke after a rollercoaster tenure with the team that witnessed the disastrous Urban Meyer era, a shocking playoff berth and win,

The Jacksonville Jaguars are making another change after missing out on several of the NFL’s top head coaching candidates this offseason. The team will part ways with general manager Trent Baalke despite initially saying he would be sticking around.

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

General manager Trent Baalke is out in Jacksonville after the Jaguars failed to land second interviews with three of their top coaching candidates.

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

The news broke on X around 3 p.m. when ESPN insider Adam Schefter tweeted, “Trent Baalke is out as the Jaguars GM,” which was followed by a statement he obtained from team owner Shad Khan. RELATED: Jaguars HC target Liam Coen pulls name from coaching search, returning to Bucs, report

Owner Shad Khan's decision to retain general manager Trent Baalke after the team fired head coach Doug Pederson was viewed poorly in early January. In the weeks since it has turned into a near-catastrophe that resulted in Baalke's firing on Wednesday.

Team owner Shad Khan made the announcement Wednesday, hours after Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen withdrew his name for consideration for the Jaguars job and agreed to a new contract with the Buccaneers.

Khan’s initial decision to retain Baalke after firing Pederson was met with deep skepticism around the league that Jacksonville would be able to attract top coaching candidates. It was reported earlier on Wednesday that one of the team’s top candidates, Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, withdrew from consideration to stay with Tampa Bay.

Urban Meyer has the highest winning percentage (85.3%) of any major college coach other than Notre Dame legends Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy.

Urban Meyer told his assistants for years ... hosting Utah and Meyer expected to be coaching nearby with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But Meyer’s NFL tenure ended in scandal after 13 games ...