By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer

SAN DIEGO - Ken Anderson accepted a job as the Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterbacks coach Sunday.

Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio hired Anderson, a Bengals assistant coach for the past 10 years, two sources close to the situation told the Enquirer on Sunday night.

Del Rio, who was the Carolina Panthers' defensive coordinator this past season, was hired last week to replace the fired Tom Coughlin, one of three outside candidates to interview for the Bengals' head-coaching job, which went to Marvin Lewis.

Phone messages left at Anderson's Fort Mitchell home weren't returned Sunday night.

Anderson, 53, becomes the fifth coach from Dick LeBeau's 2002 staff to leave Cincinnati.

Lewis reportedly has interviewed St. Louis Rams wide receivers-passing game coordinator Ken Zampese to replace Anderson.

Anderson played 16 seasons for the Bengals - the most in franchise history for one player. He led the 1981 Bengals to the Super Bowl, which they lost.

After a brief stint as a sportscaster for a Cincinnati television station, Anderson was hired in 1993 to coach quarterbacks.

Anderson became the Bengals' offensive coordinator in 1996 when Bruce Coslet was promoted to replace fired head coach Dave Shula.

Anderson held the coordinator's job through the 2000 season, when LeBeau demoted him back to quarterbacks coach. Bob Bratkowski, who is being retained by Lewis as offensive coordinator, replaced Anderson.

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