Jags make HOF-er Boselli exec. VP of football ops​on February 3, 2025 at 5:22 pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Hall of Famer and former player Tony Boselli as the franchise’s executive vice president of football operations.

Boselli, who has been part of the team’s radio broadcast as a color analyst since 2013, will join head coach Liam Coen and the eventual new general manager in reporting directly to owner Shahid Khan. The trio will be tasked with collaborating and aligning on all major football decisions.

“I’ve had a bunch of different roles in this organization, everything from a player to an ambassador, to helping on season tickets, to doing radio,” Boselli said. “You name it, I’ve done everything. But this is really the job I’ve dreamed about and I can’t thank Shad Kahn and his family more than giving me the honor or giving me the privilege. And it’s really an honor to be in this role and that he would trust me and his family would trust me with this responsibility.

“And I can’t tell you how dang excited I am. I mean, this is a dream come true for me.”

Boselli served as an adviser to Khan in the team’s search for a head coach after Khan fired Doug Pederson on Jan. 6, and now he’ll work alongside Coen and Khan in finding a new general manager. Trent Baalke, who had been the GM since 2021, and the team parted ways on Jan. 22.

“Few people have better relationships throughout the NFL, know the game, and understand the value of strong team identity and culture as well as Tony Boselli,” Khan said in a statement. “Tony has a wealth of football acumen that we respect and need, and his counsel will be tremendously valuable to me and our football leadership team during this current rebirth and for many seasons to come.”

Boselli’s primary responsibilities will be player engagement, football technology, football travel and logistics, equipment, sports performance, team security, and football communications. He’ll also be the liaison between football operations and the business side of the franchise.

“My job is to help other people have success, to move the ball down the field to go score,” Boselli said. “And it’s not about me. It’s about the organization. It’s about the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s about the Khan family. And every decision I make, every piece of advice I give will be through the lens of one thing: Is it good for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Khan family and does it help us win football games?”

Boselli, 52, was the first-draft pick in Jaguars history, going second overall in 1995. He played seven seasons and was a five-time Pro Bowler, a three-time All-Pro, and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-1990s Team. Boselli was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.