After a seemingly endless 49-day search, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally have a head coach. Late on Thursday night, the team announced the hiring of former Philadelphia Eagles head coach and Super Bowl LII champion Doug Pederson to replace Urban Meyer.
Pederson coached in Philly from 2016 until he was fired after the 2020 season, winning a championship in Year 2 at the helm in 2017. In Pederson, the Jags get an experienced coach with a lot of bona fides regarding his tutelage of the quarterback position.
Quarterback Carson Wentz saw a major second-year jump to being an MVP caliber player under Pederson, and the Jaguars are hoping for a similar turnaround for quarterback Trevor Lawrence after a rough rookie season.
