Jaguars Head Coach Search: Doug Pederson Gets Second Interview

A fourth coach appears to have made the Jacksonville Jaguars' finalist list, with the Jaguars reportedly scheduling a second interview with former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network first reported the interview, which will take place over 30 days after Pederson was the very first coach the Jaguars spoke with to kick off the interview cycle.

The #Jaguars will interview Doug Pederson for their head coaching job tomorrow, sources say. That’ll be his second interview with Jacksonville as their search continues.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 31, 2022

Pederson is set to be the first coach the Jaguars will have met with in-person twice and the third coach to undergo a second interview following Matt Eberflus and Byron Leftwich. Nathaniel Hackett had a second in-person interview scheduled before taking the Denver Broncos job.

Pederson, who led the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots during the 2017-2018 season, has spent the last year out of football after the Eagles parted ways with him in favor of Nick Sirianni this past offseason.

Pederson's first NFL coaching job was as a quality control coach for Reid and the Eagles from 2009-2010, with Pederson then getting a promotion to quarterbacks coach for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Pederson then went with Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs following Reid's firing after the 2012 season. Pederson joined Reid as offensive coordinator in Kansas City, a role he would hold for three seasons, a period of time in which the Chiefs had a top-10 scoring offense each season.

Pederson took over for the Eagles in 2016, leading the Eagles to a 7-9 record and a No. 16 rank in points per game scored, all with a rookie Carson Wentz. The next season, the Eagles went 13-3 and won the NFC East as Wentz put together an MVP-like season. Wentz was injured in the final weeks of the regular season, but Pederson and backup quarterback Nick Foles still managed to win three postseason games in a row, culminating in a 41-33 victory over the Patriots.

Pederson and the Eagles would go 9-7 in each of the next two seasons, making the playoffs both years. In 2020, the Eagles went 4-11-1 and Pederson was fired following a quarterback and front office controversy, leading to Pederson hitting the free agent market after five years, a 42-37-1 record, and a 4-2 record in the playoffs.