JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Over three weeks after being named the Jaguars' defensive coordinator, Ryan Nielsen officially spoke to the media.
Before his press conference, Nielsen went around and shook hands with every single member of the media and introduced himself.
Nielsen was at Disney World when he found out he would interview for the Jaguars' defensive coordinator position and had no doubt Jacksonville was the place he wanted to be.
You want to be around good people. That was the first thing. Then, Trent [General Manager Trent Baalke], you hear the same things. You start working your way down, Mr. [Shad] Khan, the owner, what’s the organization about? How is the owner? I didn’t know that they built the facility. Then, you start doing the roster research and you know a litle bit. But then, as you start digging into this thing, you’re like, ‘you know what? This is a great place. This is a place we want to bring our family to and be a part of. This is a place we want to help take the next step.’ When we looked at the whole package and everything that was going on, there was no doubt this is where we wanted to be," said Nielsen.
Nielsen joins the Jaguars after spending last season with the Atlanta Falcons.