Doug Pederson is out as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Jan. 7.
Pederson, hired in 2022, was 22-29 in three seasons, but after 9-8 records the past two years, the team finished the 2024 season 4-13 and lost 18 of its past 23 games.
“I had the difficult task this morning of informing Doug Pederson of my intention to hire a new head coach to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars,” team owner Shad Khan said in a statement posted on the team’s website. “Doug is an accomplished football man who will undoubtedly enjoy another chapter in his impressive NFL career, and I will be rooting for Doug and his wife, Jeannie, when that occasion arrives.
“As much as Doug and I both wish his experience here in Jacksonville would have ended better, I have an obligation first and foremost to serve the best interests of our team and especially our fans, who faithfully support our team and are overdue to be rewarded. In that spirit, the time to summon new leadership is now.”
The team appears to be keeping General Manager Trent Baalke.
“I strongly believe it is possible next season to restore the winning environment we had here not long ago,” Khan said. “I will collaborate with General Manager Trent Baalke and others, within and close to our organization, to hire a leader who shares my ambition and is ready to seize the extraordinary opportunity we will offer in Jacksonville.”
Before coming to the Jaguars, Pederson was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, where he won Super Bowl LII to cap the 2017 season. Pederson left the Eagles after the 2020 season.