Jaguars Request To Interview Mike Greenberg For G.M. Role

The Bucs have already lost one assistant general manager this offseason. Will they lose a second?

On Monday, the Jaguars requested to interview Mike Greenberg, Tampa Bay’s lone remaining assistant general manager, for their vacant G.M. position, according to multiple sources. John Spytek, who served as assistant G.M. alongside Greenberg with the Bucs, was hired by Las Vegas this offseason to be the Raiders general manager by owners Mark Davis and Tom Brady.

Greenberg is one of five named candidates for the Jaguars G.M. post, joining Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander, Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown, Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown and Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones.

The Bucs already lost offensive coordinator Liam Coen to the Jaguars this offseason as he was named Jacksonville’s head coach, replacing Doug Pederson. Coen’s departure from Tampa Bay caused a lot of hard feelings between the Bucs front office and Coen over the way it was handled. Coen had initially agreed to become the league’s highest-paid offensive coordinator to stay in Tampa Bay under the conditions that he didn’t take a second interview with Jacksonville.

Former Bucs assistant GM John Spytek and Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

But Coen did take a second interview after Jaguars owner Shad Khan fired general manager Trent Baalke, who was seen as difficult to work with in league circles. While secretly interviewing in Jacksonville, Coen ghosted several members of the Tampa Bay front office, including Greenberg, when the team was trying to get a hold of him to have him sign his new contract. That, along with Coen not being truthful about his whereabouts, infuriated members of the Bucs’ brass.

Coen has tried to get both of the offensive line coaches he hired during the 2024 offseason – Kevin Carberry and Brian Picucci – from Tampa Bay to come to Jacksonville to coach the O-line, but the Bucs have blocked both of those requests because they are lateral moves. Now it seems like Coen, who has some input in who the Jaguars’ next G.M. will be along with Khan, is trying to raid the Bucs again – this time for Greenberg.

Will Coen succeed this time or will he be thwarted once again?

Will Mike Greenberg Take The Jags Interview – Or Stay With The Bucs?

Bucs assistant GM Mike Greenberg and GM Jason Licht – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Mike Greenberg has been positioning himself for a general manager job when the right opportunity came, and he’s taken two interviews – one in each of the last two years. Greenberg interviewed with the Panthers during the 2023 offseason before they decided to go with Dan Morgan and pair him with Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales. He also took an interview in January for the Jets general manager position, which he wanted due to growing up in New York as a Jets fan. Instead, the team hired Darren Mougey to be the G.M.

Tampa Bay has been incredibly fortunate to have Greenberg around since 2010 when he was hired by former general manager Mark Dominik as a personnel assistant. He has been an invaluable member of Tampa Bay’s front office throughout his time with the team.

Much more than the salary capologist that he is often depicted being, Greenberg is the trusted strategist of the Bucs’ brass, and actually runs the entire budget for the football side of the organization – not just the salary cap. Greenberg sets the budget and oversees the purchases for the team’s travel, equipment, video, scouting, and groundskeeping. Greenberg has been a creative innovator in terms of contract structure and has been a contract trendsetter around the league. Other teams have copied his structuring style, which has evolved throughout the years.

Bucs GM Jason Licht and assistant GM Mike Greenberg – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

More importantly than his financial wizardry, Greenberg is also Jason Licht’s right-hand man. Licht has a unique relationship with him after the two have worked together for a decade, and both of them collaborate on plenty of important personnel decisions.

Greenberg’s role with the front office is not limited to free agency, either. He is also the trade strategist for the Bucs on draft weekend. Greenberg has assisted Licht with compensation strategy during the times the general manager has moved up and down in certain rounds over the years.

Will Greenberg set aside any hard feelings he might have about Liam Coen’s departure and the way that was handled and take the interview? Or will he opt to stay in Tampa Bay over potential integrity concerns in Jacksonville?

If Greenberg were to interview and be offered the Jaguars general manager position it will be interesting to see if the Bucs make a counter move to keep him in Tampa Bay. Could the Glazers promote Licht to a team president role and then promote Greenberg to general manager?

A couple of weeks ago, Scott Reynolds did a Pewter Pulse video about the team possibly losing Coen, Greenberg and John Spytek during the 2025 offseason. You can check out the video on PewterReportTV YouTube channel or by clicking the video below.

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