Boston College Fires Coach for Interviewing with Jets
Looking for another job while you're already working for someone else is always tricky business. Get caught, and you risk getting fired in a lot of cases. And that's just what happened to now-former Boston College football coach Jeff Jagodzinski.
Jagodzinski was fired by the Eagles' athletic director Gene DeFilippo, who followed through on his threat to fire him if he interviewed with the Jets for their vacant coaching position. Jagodzinski, BC's coach for the past two years, was called into DeFilippo's office Wednesday, and was terminated.
DeFilippo said that he wanted a football coach that considered Boston College a destination rather than a way station to coaching in the NFL. After interviewing with the Jets, it became clear that Jagodzinski did not feel the same way.
Jagodzinski, 45, met with the Jets Tuesday night. He was fired the following morning, with three years remaining on his contract. He had replaced Tom O'Brien at BC after spending 22 years as an assistant coach. He was also an assistant in the NFL for eight years before coming to BC as the head coach.
Jagodzinski is considered to be a long-shot to be hired by the Jets. It is speculated though that he could end up as the offensive coordinator under the Seattle Seahawks' new coach, Jim Mora.










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