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Trevor Lawrence waves off head coach in tense sideline exchange during loss to Bengals
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There may be some tension between head coach Liam Coen and star quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ locker room.
During the Jaguars’ 31-27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Lawrence was seen waving off Coen after throwing an inaccurate pass on a crucial down late in the game.
The play came on second down with 4:14 left and Jacksonville holding a three-point lead.
Lawrence targeted wide receiver Dyami Brown on a short pass that would have likely set up a manageable third down.
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Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks to pass during the second half of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Sept. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
But Lawrence’s throw sailed high. Brown got his hands on it but couldn’t secure the catch. Broadcast cameras then showed Coen appearing to yell at Lawrence. Coen repeatedly pounded his chest, seemingly signaling that Lawrence needed to hit his receivers lower.
Lawrence didn’t take kindly to the criticism, waving Coen off as he moved on to the next play. But after failing to convert on third down, the Jaguars went for it on fourth.
This time, Lawrence hit his top target, Brian Thomas Jr., square in the chest, but Thomas couldn’t hang on. The incompletion forced a turnover on downs, giving Cincinnati the opening it needed.
Trevor Lawrence and head coach Liam Coen of the Jacksonville Jaguars speak on the field during the second quarter of the game against the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium on Sept. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The Bengals responded with a 92-yard drive over 15 plays, capped by backup quarterback Jake Browning stretching across the goal line in the final seconds for the win. Browning was in after Joe Burrow left with a toe injury in the second quarter.
After the game, Coen downplayed the sideline exchange.
“It was just one throw. I was pissed. It is what it is. That’s emotion,” he said, via Yahoo Sports. “It’s not personal, ever. That’s just me getting worked up.
“I was very pleased with [Lawrence’s] competitive nature. The way he stayed calm on the sidelines. He’s pretty even-keel, which is good for me. I need that.”
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) and head coach Liam Coen have words on the sidelines. (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)
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Lawrence finished 24-of-42 for 271 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions.
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Arne Slot insisted his Liverpool team selection in the Carabao Cup defeat was about protecting key players, like Alexander Isak, from injury.
Liverpool’s bad run of form extended to a sixth defeat in seven games when Crystal Palace ran out 3-0 winners at Anfield on Wednesday.
Slot rotated his starting XI with 10 changes from their most recent Premier League match against Brentford. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk were notably absent from the squad.
“Everybody can have [an] opinion about it, but with the squad we have — maybe 15, 16 first-team players available — this is the choice I’ve made,” Slot told Sky Sports.
“It’s not of Liverpool’s standards to lose five out of six, or six out of seven.
“Last time we played Southampton here in the League Cup, Giovanni Leoni got injured. We don’t have such a big squad as people might tell. There was so much focus on the amount of money we spent.
“People all of a sudden think we have 25 players available. But we mainly have 20 players then we have four injuries.
“I only have one right full-back, Conor Bradley, as an example. Every time I had to play him twice in three days or three times in seven days [last season] I had to take him off with a hamstring injury or something else.
“Are you willing to take that risk with such a big week coming up?
“Last time I played a player that wasn’t fully prepared — we thought he was prepared but it was the first time — Isak, he got injured.
“Last time we played Southampton Leoni was injured and it was a red card for Hugo Ekitike. Those are the things we can’t use with a big week coming up.
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“But there’s always a choice. What if I had played Virgil and [Ibrahima Konate], for example, if one of them got injured people would have said ‘what a stupid choice!’
“And also with [the key players] it was very difficult for us, for our starters to beat Palace because it’s not the first time we lose against them.”
Liverpool play Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League at Anfield. They also face Real Madrid and Manchester City before the international break.
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The Brazilian club managed to hold on to the 1-0 lead it took in the first leg, and will be aiming to win the prestigious South American soccer tournament for the fourth time.
Flamengo won the Copa Libertadores in 1981, 2019 and 2022. Another win for Flamengo would give Brazil an eighth title in the past nine editions of the tournament.
The final is scheduled for Nov. 29 in estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.
Flamengo held on to clinch a final spot despite playing most of the second half with 10 men after Gonzalo Plata was sent off in the 56th minute.
Ecuador’s Liga de Quito has a 3-0 lead over Brazil’s Palmeiras in the other semifinal series.
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