PALM BEACH, Fla. – At quarterback, Liam Coen likes what he's hearing.

Trevor Lawrence is getting healthier as the 2025 offseason program approaches. He continues to give the right vibe. He's ready to work and ready to improve.

That's just the start, but it's a good start.

"He's hungry; I would say that for sure," Coen said.

Coen, the Jaguars' first-year head coach, spoke to the media early Monday morning at the AFC Coaches Breakfast at the 2025 NFL Owners Meetings at The Breakers Palm Beach – and among the key topics was Lawrence's health and future.

Lawrence, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft and the Jaguars' starting quarterback the past four seasons, missed the last four games of the 2024 regular season and underwent surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder on December 17.

"He's getting better," Coen said. "He's throwing a little bit, and he'll be able to get going in the spring and be able to throw a little bit more.

"He's getting better and better each day."

Coen under league rules has not yet been able to work with Lawrence. Coen was hired in January and league rules mandate that coaches and players not talk football extensively until the beginning of the offseason program.

The Jaguars' 2025 voluntary offseason program can begin Monday, April 7.

"We've had some really good conversations," Coen said of Lawrence. "I haven't been able to work with him quite yet, but we've gone out to dinner a few times, and I saw the vision."

Coen on Monday reiterated what he has said multiple times since his hiring – that he likes Lawrence's approach and mindset. He said it is clear that Lawrence is "physically and mentally tough."

"I believe that about him," Coen said. "That's why I'm excited to work with him. He's open, he just wants to play at the highest level he can. He wants to accept as much coaching, he wants to be coached hard. He wants to do well. Those are the great conversations, that he's open, he wants to work, and he's been willing to work. Really excited about those going forward."

Lawrence has started 60 of 68 career NFL games with 63.3 percent completions with 13,815 yards and 69 touchdowns with 46 interceptions. He missed eight games this past season, finishing the season with 60.6 percent completions, 2,045 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Coen described Lawrence's mindset entering the offseason program as "pretty mellow – in a good way, though."

"You feel a sense of urgency from him without it sounding like panic," he said. "He knows, he's confident, he loves to play. He doesn't want to be hurt, he doesn't want to be not in the game. That means a lot to him. When you start there and that's the floor of the conversations, you feel so good about where it's going to go.

"It's honest, you can feel it from him. He's putting in time right now on his own without any sort of—he's doing it on his own maybe twice a day right now, doing stuff that'll help him get better.

"The fans should know this guy's work ethic. That's the way he does things."

NOTABLE

• Coen on Monday also addressed the Jaguars in March releasing tight end Evan Engram and trading wide receiver Christian Kirk to the Houston Texans. Kirk missed nine games last season and caught 27 passes for 379 yards and a touchdown with Engram missing eight games and catching 47 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown. "It's always hard letting go of good football players," Coen said. "I have a ton of respect for both of those guys. They've done some really good things here. Those were not easy decisions. Ultimately, you hate to let go of good football players. Those guys did have a good amount of targets, receptions, some critical plays in different moments of different years. So, there's some chemistry, some camaraderie there I'm sure that we have to continue to work on. I think you saw what [second-year wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.] and Trevor were able to do last year, and then obviously with some of the guys like [wide receiver] Parker Washington had a great connection, and you start to see some of these guys evolve. We're like, 'Okay, this allows us to do some different things within our roster structure and feel confident where it's going moving forward.'"