JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville offensive coordinator Grant Udinski has pulled his name from consideration for the Cleveland Browns' head coaching position and has agreed to a new contract with the Jaguars that includes a raise for the 2026 season, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Udinski was still pursuing the Bills' head coaching job and interviewed with Buffalo on Sunday, but the Bills on Tuesday promoted Joe Brady to the position.
Though he did not call plays in his first season with the Jaguars (head coach Liam Coen did), Udinski, 30, helped the offense finish sixth in scoring, 11th in total yards and 12th in passing yards. He also worked closely with quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who set a career high with 29 touchdown passes and 38 total touchdowns, which was third in the NFL behind Matthew Stafford (46) and the Bills' Josh Allen (39).
Udinski has risen quickly as a head coaching candidate. He began his NFL coaching career in 2020 as an assistant with the Carolina Panthers. In 2022, he joined the Vikings as an assistant to head coach Kevin O'Connell before rising to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2023 and then serving as the assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach in 2024.
He is the third candidate to withdraw his name from consideration for the Browns' head coaching job, joining Jesse Minter (hired by the Baltimore Ravens) and Josh McDaniel.
The remaining candidates for the Browns' job include defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, Commanders run game coordinator Anthony Lynn and former Ravens OC Todd Monken.
