Doug Pederson Biography
Douglas Irvin Pederson is a famous former American quarterback and football coach who is the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
Doug Pederson Age
Doug was born in Bellingham, WA, on January 31, 1968. He is 54 years old.
Doug Pederson Height
Pederson stands at the height of 6 feet 3 inches.
Doug Pederson Education
Doug Pederson Family
He was born in Bellingham, WA to his parents Teri Boykin and Gordon Pederson.
Doug Pederson Wife
Doug is married to his pretty wife Jeannie Pederson. The couple has three handsome sons – Drew, Josh, and Joel.
Doug Pederson Children
Doug and Jeannie are proud parents of three handsome sons – Drew, Josh, and Joel.
Doug Pederson Salary
Doug earns an annual salary of $4 million.
Doug Pederson Net worth
Pederson has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Doug Pederson Career
Pederson started his coaching career under Andy Reid, serving for the Eagles as an assistant from 2009 to 2012. After Reid became the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, He followed him to serve as the Chief’s offensive coordinator. Doug returned to the Eagles in 2016 as their head coach, a position he held for five seasons.
He was originally by the Miami Dolphins and signed as a rookie free agent on May 1, 1991, out of Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe) based in Monroe, Louisiana. On August 17, 1991, He was waived before the start of the regular season.
After the WLAF season finished, Doug on June 2, 1992, was re-signed by the Dolphins. Pederson before being rereleased during final roster cuts spent training camp with the Dolphins. Pederson was subsequently re-signed to the team’s practice squad, where he practiced on the scout team on October 8, 1992, until he was waived. He was re-signed after the season on March 3, 1993, by the Dolphins.
Pederson replaced Marino on the active roster and served for the next four games as Mitchell’s backup. Doug on October 24, 1993, made his NFL debut in a week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Pederson as a coach helped head coach Don Shula win his NFL-record 325th victory when Mitchell suffered a separated shoulder in a week 11 game on November 14, 1993, against the Philadelphia Eagles.
He resigned on April 16, 1994, with the Dolphins after the season ended. Doug spent the entire 1994 season as the third-string quarterback behind Bernie Kosar and Marino on the Dolphins’ active roster.
On February 15, 1995, He was selected in the twenty-second round of the NFL Expansion Draft by the Carolina Panthers after being placed on January 19 on the Dolphins’ available players list, but on May 24, 1995, he was released. After his release, Pederson returned in June 1995, to the World League again playing with Rhein Fire. He re-signed with the Dolphins.
After competing with Dan McGwire throughout training camp, On August 22, 1995, He was waived. Marino during a week 6 game suffered a knee injury, so He was re-signed to serve as the third quarterback on October 10 behind Kosar and McGwire for the next two games. On October 24, He was released again after Marino returned for week 9.
He served behind Favre and McMahon as the third quarterback in 1996, playing in one game. Doug following the Packers’ win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI received a Super Bowl ring. On February 20, 1997, He re-signed with the Packers with a two-year contract. Pederson throughout 1997, was again the third quarterback backing up Favre and Steve Bono.
In 1998, Pederson beat out Rick Mirer for the backup job to Favre and the primary placekick holder job. In a week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, He threw two touchdowns in his place and replaced Favre in the last five minutes of a blowout game. However, Doug suffered a broken jaw that knocked him out for the team’s next four games.
Pederson signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract on February 18, 1999, with the Philadelphia Eagles to become the team’s starting quarterback under new head coach Andy Reid from 1997 to 1998. The Eagles with the second overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft drafted Donovan McNabb in April 1999, and Reid said until McNabb was ready to play Pederson would remain the starter.
Doug went 8-for-12 for 108 yards and in the loss a touchdown, and Koy Detmer in week 15 received the start ahead of him with McNabb still injured. After spending the next season’s training camp with the team, on August 28, 2000, the Eagles released Pederson.
On March 13, 2001, The Packers re-signed Pederson to a one-year contract to replace backup Matt Hasselbeck, who was traded to the Seattle Seahawks. He was the primary placekick holder in every game and was the primary backup to Favre for the entire 2001 season. On April 2, 2002, He was re-signed to a one-year, $650,000 contract with the Packers.
He also played in games against the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Detroit Lions. On April 29, 2003, He re-signed with the Packers to a one-year, $750,000 contract. For the third consecutive season, Doug held placekicks and backed up Favre in all 16 games. He completed both passes for a total of 16 yards during the regular season.
On April 28, 2004, The Packers re-signed Pederson to a one-year contract. Tim Couch was signed for the backup quarterback job to compete, but lost out to Him and was released on September 5, 2004. In a week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts, He went 4-of-6 for 34 yards and an interception and replaced Favre in a blowout loss.
Doug stayed in the game up until the last snap when he was replaced by third-string quarterback Craig Nall. On October 7, He was placed on injured reserve, ending his season. In March 2005, He retired to become a head coach at Calvary Baptist Academy.
On January 29, 2009, He was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as the offensive quality control coach, reuniting him with his former head coach, Andy Reid. On February 8, 2011, He was promoted to quarterbacks coach replacing James Urban, who was promoted to assistant offensive coordinator.
On January 11, 2013, Doug followed Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs to work as offensive coordinator. Following a 1–5 start in 2015, Andy Reid gave him the playing calling duties, the Chiefs proceeded to win their last 10 games, which made Doug a coaching candidate for 2016.
On January 18, 2016, He was hired by the Eagles replacing Chip Kelly as head coach. Despite having Sam Bradford on the roster as the starting quarterback, the Eagles with the second overall pick drafted Carson Wentz in 2016.
On May 3, 2018, Pederson’s fifth-year option the Philadelphia Eagles picked was reported up, allowing him to coach the team through 2020. Later on that summer, it was reported that Doug signed a contract extension through the 2022 NFL season.
Pederson’s third season was not as successful as his previous one in 2019. The Eagles to their secondary and wide receivers struggled with many injuries.
The following season, for the second straight year, the Eagles had multiple injuries. After starting 5–7 in the first 12 games, the Eagles finished with a 9–7 record and managed to win their last 4 games for their second NFC East division title in three years and second consecutive year.
On August 2, 2020, during training camp, Pederson tested positive for COVID-19. He relinquished day-to-day head coaching duties to assistant head coach Duce Staley in the interim and he planned to communicate with the team virtually during his quarantine. On August 12, He returned to the team. In the 2020 season, the Eagles mainly on the offensive line had their third straight year of injuries.
The Eagles during the season reached a record 14 different offensive line combinations. During the Eagles’ final game against the Washington Football Team, He faced controversy when he pulled quarterback Jalen Hurts out in the third quarter while facing a three-point deficit for backup Nate Sudfeld.
On January 11, 2021, Doug Pederson was fired. He finished his tenure in Philadelphia with a 4–2 (.667), playoff record a 42–37–1 (.531) regular season record, and a 46–39–1 (.541) career record.
On February 4, 2022, Pederson was hired to become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Doug became the Jaguars’ seventh permanent head coach and ninth overall head coach in franchise history.
His first win in Week 2 as the Jaguars head coach came with the Jaguars defeating the Indianapolis Colts 24-0. The next week, throwing for 262 yards and three touchdowns quarterback Trevor Lawrence had a career day.
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