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Journalist's comments to NFL coach spark major debate online as some label exchange as 'inappropriate'
- Lynn Jones, a Jacksonville Free Press journalist, offered encouragement to Liam Coen after the Jaguars' loss to Buffalo.
- Jones told the Washington Post she didn’t pre-think the comments and simply spoke from the moment.
- Backlash framed the moment as potentially unprofessional for credentialed media.
- Jones defended her stance, saying the exchange reflected community sentiment.
- The incident drew varied reactions on social media platforms like X.
- Jones’s remarks were described as either wholesome or crossing a line by different observers.
- Jones appeared on media outlets like Going Ringside and spoke with WJXT about the moment.
- The coach, Liam Coen, thanked Jones after the exchange in the post‑game interview.
- The Jaguars lost to the Bills with a late‑game comeback by Buffalo.
- The article frames the moment within a broader debate on media conduct in sport.
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