1. Douglas Irvin Pederson was born on January 31,1968 and is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who was the head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
58 Facts About Doug Pederson
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Doug Pederson began his coaching career under Andy Reid, serving as an assistant for the Eagles from 2009 to 2012.
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Doug Pederson returned to the Eagles as their head coach in 2016, a position he held for five seasons.
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Doug Pederson became the head coach of the Jaguars in 2022, and in his first season there he led them to their first division title and first playoff victory since 2017.
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Doug Pederson was raised in nearby Ferndale, Washington, and attended Ferndale High School, and was an All-State selection in football, basketball, and baseball.
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Doug Pederson still holds multiple passing records at the school.
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Doug Pederson originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Miami Dolphins on May 1,1991, out of Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana.
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Doug Pederson was waived on August 17,1991, before the start of the regular season.
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Doug Pederson was the backup quarterback to Reggie Slack with the Knights from March to May 1992.
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Doug Pederson spent 1992 training camp with the Dolphins, before being released during final roster cuts again.
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Doug Pederson was re-signed to the team's practice squad, where he practiced on the scout team until he was waived on October 8,1992.
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Doug Pederson was re-signed by the Dolphins after the season on March 3,1993.
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Doug Pederson replaced Marino on the active roster, and served as Mitchell's backup for the next four games.
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Doug Pederson made his NFL debut on October 24,1993, in a week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Doug Pederson helped head coach Don Shula win his NFL-record 325th victory as a coach when Mitchell suffered a separated shoulder in a week 11 game against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 14,1993.
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In that record-breaking game for Coach Shula, Doug Pederson entered in the third quarter of the game and went 3 for 6 for 34 yards while converting several crucial third downs.
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Doug Pederson was able to steer the Dolphins to the win.
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Doug Pederson served as the backup to recently acquired Steve DeBerg for the three games Mitchell missed with injury.
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Doug Pederson briefly entered a week 14 game against the New York Giants while DeBerg was receiving stitches on his face.
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Mitchell returned as the Dolphins' starter after week 15, and Doug Pederson was released in favor of backup DeBerg and third-string quarterback Hugh Millen on December 16,1993.
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Doug Pederson re-signed with the Dolphins on April 16,1994, after the season ended.
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Doug Pederson spent the entire 1994 season on the Dolphins' active roster as the third-string quarterback behind Marino and Bernie Kosar.
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On February 15,1995, Doug Pederson was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the twenty-second round of the NFL Expansion Draft, after being placed on the Dolphins' available players list on January 19, but was released on May 24,1995.
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Doug Pederson returned to the World League after his release, playing with Rhein Fire.
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Doug Pederson worked out for the Green Bay Packers following week 10 in 1995, due to a season-ending injury suffered by backup Ty Detmer and a minor injury sustained by starter Brett Favre.
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Doug Pederson replaced Gagliano as the third-string quarterback when he signed with the Packers on November 22,1995.
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Favre did not miss any games, so Doug Pederson did not see any game action for the Packers in 1995.
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Doug Pederson served as the third quarterback behind Favre and McMahon in 1996, playing in one game but recorded no statistics.
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Doug Pederson re-signed with the Packers with a two-year contract on February 20,1997.
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Doug Pederson was again the third quarterback throughout 1997, backing up Favre and Steve Bono.
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Doug Pederson beat out Rick Mirer for the backup job to Favre, as well as the primary placekick holder job, in 1998.
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However, Doug Pederson suffered a broken jaw that knocked him out for the team's next four games.
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Doug Pederson signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 18,1999, to become the team's starting quarterback under new head coach Andy Reid, who was Doug Pederson's quarterbacks coach in Green Bay from 1997 to 1998.
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The Eagles drafted Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft in April 1999, and Reid said Doug Pederson would remain the starter until McNabb was ready to play.
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Doug Pederson did not see game action at quarterback again until a week 14 game against the Cowboys in which McNabb suffered an injury in the fourth quarter.
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Doug Pederson considered retirement after being released by the Eagles, but instead signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns on September 2,2000.
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Doug Pederson started as the third quarterback behind Couch and Spergon Wynn, until Couch suffered a season-ending injury in week 7.
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Doug Pederson was released after the season on February 22,2001.
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Doug Pederson was the primary backup to Favre for the entire 2001 season, and was the primary placekick holder in every game.
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Doug Pederson was re-signed to a one-year, $650,000 contract with the Packers on April 2,2002.
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Doug Pederson again was the backup quarterback and primary holder in all 16 games in 2002.
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Doug Pederson played in games against the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and New York Jets.
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Doug Pederson re-signed with the Packers to a one-year, $750,000 contract on April 29,2003.
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Tim Couch was signed to compete for the backup quarterback job, but lost out to Doug Pederson and was released on September 5,2004.
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The next week, a week 4 game against the New York Giants, Favre sustained a concussion in the third quarter, and Doug Pederson replaced him at quarterback.
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Doug Pederson stayed in the game up until the last snap, when he was replaced by third-string quarterback Craig Nall.
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Doug Pederson retired in March 2005 to become a head coach at Calvary Baptist Academy.
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Calvary was going into its second year as a program when Doug Pederson signed on in March 2005.
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On January 29,2009, Doug Pederson was hired as the offensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, reuniting him with his former head coach, Andy Reid.
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Doug Pederson was promoted to quarterbacks coach on February 8,2011, replacing James Urban, who was promoted to assistant offensive coordinator.
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On January 11,2013, Doug Pederson followed Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs to serve as offensive coordinator.
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On January 18,2016, Doug Pederson was hired as head coach of the Eagles replacing Chip Kelly.
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Later on that summer, it was reported that Doug Pederson signed a contract extension through the 2022 NFL season.
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Doug Pederson planned to communicate with the team virtually during his quarantine, and he relinquished day-to-day head coaching duties to assistant head coach Duce Staley in the interim.
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Doug Pederson faced controversy during the Eagles' final game against the Washington Football Team when he pulled quarterback Jalen Hurts out for backup Nate Sudfeld in the third quarter while facing a three-point deficit.
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On February 4,2022, Doug Pederson was hired as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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In Week 4, Doug Pederson returned to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for a game against his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, who were the only remaining undefeated team that season.
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Three of Doug Pederson's coaching assistants have become head coaches in the NFL, NCAA or USFL:.