NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars fire head coach after loss to Houston Texans

JACKSONVILLE have fired NFL head coach Gus Bradley in the aftermath of their 21-20 road loss to Houston.

Former head coach Gus Bradley of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

JACKSONVILLE have fired NFL head coach Gus Bradley in the aftermath of their 21-20 road loss to Houston.

Bradley, 50, finished 14-48 in three-plus seasons with the Jaguars (2-12), who on Sunday dropped their ninth consecutive game.

He spent four seasons as defensive co-ordinator with the Seattle Seahawks (2009-12) and began his NFL coaching career as a defensive quality control assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. Bradley worked for two seasons as Buccaneers linebackers coach.

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“I thanked Gus Bradley today for his commitment to the Jacksonville Jaguars over the past four seasons,” Jaguars owner Shad Khan said.

“As anyone close to our team knows, Gus gave his staff and players literally everything he had. Our players competed for Gus and I know they have great respect for him, as do I.

The only coach with a worse winning percentage with at least 50 games coached in NFL history is Bert Bell, who was 10-46-2 with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers from 1936 to 1941.

Head coach Gus Bradley of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been fired.

Originally published as NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars fire head coach after loss to Houston Texans