Doug Pederson

Douglas Irvin Pederson (born January 31, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Pederson played professionally as a quarterback, spending most of his 13-season career as a backup to Brett Favre on the Green Bay Packers, where he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XXXI. Pederson was also a backup to Dan Marino on the Miami Dolphins and a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns until retiring in 2004.

Doug Pederson
Pederson with the Jaguars in 2022
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1968-01-31) January 31, 1968
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Ferndale (Ferndale, Washington)
College:Northeast Louisiana (1987–1990)
Undrafted:1991
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
  • FCS champion (1987)

As coach:

  • Super Bowl champion (LII)
  • Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:522
Pass completions:286
Percentage:54.7
TD–INT:12–19
Passing yards:2,762
Passer rating:62.3
Head coaching record
Regular season:60–53–1 (.531)
Postseason:5–3 (.625)
Career:65–56–1 (.537)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

Pederson began his coaching career under Andy Reid, serving as an assistant for the Eagles from 2009 to 2012. After Reid became the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, Pederson followed him to serve as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator. Pederson returned to the Eagles as their head coach in 2016, a position he held for five seasons. His most successful season with the Eagles was in 2017 when he won Super Bowl LII, the franchise's first Super Bowl title. Pederson became the head coach of the Jaguars in 2022 and led them to their first division title and playoff victory since 2017 the same season.

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