Doug Pederson

Douglas Irvin Pederson was born on January 31, 1968, in Bellingham, Washington. He grew up in Ferndale, Washington, and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball at Ferndale High School. Pederson attended Northeast Louisiana University from 1987 to 1990, where he played quarterback and established multiple passing records. His professional playing career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned 13 seasons, primarily as a backup quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns. Pederson was a member of the Green Bay Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI in 1997.

Pederson transitioned to coaching after retiring as a player in 2004. He began his coaching career at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving as head coach for four years and achieving a regular-season record of 33–7. In 2009, Pederson joined the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive quality control coach, reuniting with his former head coach, Andy Reid. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2011. When Reid moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, Pederson followed, becoming the offensive coordinator and gaining valuable experience in play-calling.

In 2016, Pederson returned to the Philadelphia Eagles as head coach. During his tenure, he led the team to a Super Bowl LII victory in 2018, marking the franchise’s first Super Bowl title. After five seasons with the Eagles, Pederson became the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. In his first season with the Jaguars, he guided the team to a division title and a playoff victory. Despite a promising start in 2023, the Jaguars experienced a late-season collapse, missing the playoffs, and Pederson was fired in January 2025 following a 4-13 season in 2024.