The NFL had its annual ‘Black Monday’ with multiple coaches, coordinators, and general managers losing their jobs after the regular season. One of the names let go by their franchise was former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville dismissed Pederson on Monday after three seasons and a 4-13 record this season. Throughout the year, he was plagued by injuries to star quarterback Trevor Lawrence and others, and he suffered his lone losing season with the franchise in 2024.
Pederson was a former NFL quarterback, notably with the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles under Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. He transitioned into coaching, serving under Reid in Philadelphia as a quality control and quarterbacks coach. He spent 2013 to 2015 in Kansas City and spoke highly of Reid’s influence during a conversation with Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. before the start of this season.
“I’ve learned so much as a player from him when he coached me and Brett Favre in Green Bay, which are still some of the things that I use as a head coach now in Jacksonville…” said Pederson. “Watching how he comes to work every single day and his attention to detail and his focus and drive, and how he leads his football teams.”
Pederson was a Super Bowl champion from his time as head coach of the Eagles and could potentially be a candidate to return to work with Reid again if he doesn’t land another head coaching job soon.
