The Philadelphia Eagles have endured both incredible highs and lows over the last decade, both surging to Super Bowl contention and sinking to major overhauls. Now, one of the coaches from their ongoing boom-or-bust era,
Doug Pederson, who seven years ago led the Eagles to their only Super Bowl championship, has been fired after three seasons as head coach of the Jaguars.
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and head coach Doug Pederson is back on the open job market after he was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday morning following a 4-13 regular season finish.
Doug Pederson has been around the NFL for many years. After a 13-year playing career as a quarterback that saw him suit up for the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns,
Doug Pederson, whose offense scored 41 points against the greatest coach in football history while having a backup quarterback out there in Super Bowl LII, was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday. Pederson, who went 4-2 in the postseason with the Eagles during his five years in Philadelphia, lasted just three seasons with the Jags.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson was fired this past Monday, putting an end to a three-year tenure that saw the Jaguars reach massive highs in Year 1 before cratering over the next two seasons.
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Jaguars fire head coach Doug Pederson
The Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday following Jacksonville’s Week 18 loss to the Indianapolis Colts and the franchise’s 4-13 2024 season, team owner Shad Khan announced in a statement. The Jaguars are retaining general manager Trent Baalke, who will assist Khan in finding a new head coach, the statement read.
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday following the team's 4-13 finish in the 2024 season, NFL's Ian Rapoport reported Monday. This past year marked Pederson's first losing campaign since taking charge in 2022. Pederson ends his Jaguars' head coaching tenure with a 22-29 record through three seasons.
Doug Pederson is out as Jacksonville’s head coach after the franchise’s “best team assembled” won just four games.
Doug Pederson is out of a job, having been fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Should the New Orleans Saints give him another shot?
For Doug Pederson as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars, his hire was a fresh start. Pederson had a Super Bowl win with the Philadelphia Eagles, but did have a sour finish there. The Jaguars had an exciting young quarterback in Trevor Lawrence and needed a professional at head coach after the Urban Meyer debacle.
The final report card for the 2024 Jacksonville Jaguars shows a team struggling to execute late in games. Losing tight games was their identity.