The PML world went into full gossip mode this week when cameras caught Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Coach Ke and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Coach Beast deep in conversation outside the facility. The timing couldn’t be more suspicious. The Jaguars sit at 12-1, just one win away from clinching the AFC’s top seed, and Beast’s Raiders are fighting for their playoff lives at 7-6.
The Setup
If Jacksonville beats the New York Jets next week, they’ll improve to 13-1 and officially lock up the No. 1 seed in the AFC. That means the Jaguars could rest their starters for the final three games of the season, a dream scenario for Coach Ke who wants to enter the postseason fully healthy.
But that’s where things get messy. Two weeks from now, Jacksonville faces the Denver Broncos, who currently sit at 8-5. Denver is one of the teams Beast needs to lose if his Raiders are going to stay in the playoff hunt. The math is simple: if the Jaguars rest their starters, Denver could easily jump to 9-5, and the Raiders’ path to a wild card spot gets a lot tighter.
So when TMZ cameras caught Beast and Ke chatting in the parking lot, the whispers started immediately. Was this just a friendly conversation between two longtime coaches, or was Beast trying to convince Ke to play his starters against Denver?
The Rumor Mill
The footage shows Coach Beast leaning on his car, arms crossed, while Ke laughs and shakes his head. At one point, Beast can be heard saying something that sounded like, “Don’t take your foot off the gas yet.” Sources close to both coaches say it was all harmless, but social media wasn’t buying it.
Within minutes, the clip had gone viral on X, with captions like “Beast tryna get them starters on the field 😭” and “Ke bout to have the backups run wild vs the Broncos.”
When approached by reporters after practice, Coach Ke simply smiled and said, “No comment. We’re just two friends talking.”
Coach Beast offered a similar line, saying, “We go way back, man. We were talking about life, not football.”
Still, insiders around the league aren’t so sure. One anonymous AFC coach told TMZ, “If Beast can talk Ke into playing Trevor [Lawrence] one more week, that changes everything for Denver. Everyone knows what’s at stake.”
What’s Next
The Jaguars are heavy favorites heading into their matchup with the Jets, and if they handle business, they’ll have the luxury of resting Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne Jr., and their newly crowned superstar running back B.Tuten for the final stretch.
The big question now is, will they?
If Jacksonville rolls out its backups against Denver, it could tilt the entire AFC playoff race. But if Coach Ke decides to keep his foot on the gas and play his starters, it could give Beast exactly the break he needs.
For now, both coaches are downplaying the moment, but one thing’s for sure — the timing of that conversation has everyone in the league talking.
TMZ will keep watching, because in PML, sometimes it’s not just about the plays on the field, it’s about the whispers off it.
