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ESPN’s Pat McAfee picked wrong villain after viral moment with Jacksonville reporter | Politi

Story bySteve PolitiTue, January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC·5 min readIt is an understatement to say most sportswriters in the New Jersey/New York market wouldn’t have addressed a pro sports coach the way Lynn Jones did in Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon. Pep talks aren’t exactly our style. Besides, have you looked at the record of our local teams these days? The Giants and Jets were a combined 7-27 this season.

ESPN’s Pat McAfee picked wrong villain after viral moment with Jacksonville reporter | Politi

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Key Highlights

  • If we started consoling coaches at press conferences after losses around here, we would have run out of words of encouragement by Week 3. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThose are what Jones offered to Jaguars head coach Liam Coen after his team lost to the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card game.
  • In a league that has benefited plenty from fourth-quarter drama this weekend, this might have been the most surprising ending of all.“I just want to tell you congratulations on your success, young man,” the reporter from the Jacksonville Free Press told Coen.
  • “You hold your head up, all right?
  • You guys have had a most magnificent season.
  • You did a great job out there today.
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  1. ESPN’s Pat McAfee picked wrong villain after viral moment with Jacksonville reporter | Politi

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