![]() Pederson replaced Marino on the active roster, and served as Mitchell's backup for the next four games. Dan Marino, the Dolphins' starting quarterback since 1983, ruptured his Achilles' tendon in a week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns on October 10, 1993, forcing backup Scott Mitchell to replace him. For the second consecutive season, Pederson was re-signed to the team's practice squad, on September 1, 1993. After his third training camp with the Dolphins, he was waived again on August 31, 1993. ![]() He was re-signed by the Dolphins after the season on March 3, 1993. He was subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad, where he practiced on the scout team until he was waived on October 8, 1992. Pederson spent 1992 training camp with the Dolphins, before being released during final roster cuts again. Īfter the WLAF season finished, he was re-signed by the Dolphins on June 2, 1992. He was the backup quarterback to Reggie Slack with the Knights from March to May 1992. The second pool, which was drafted from on February 20, consisted of players allocated by NFL teams to the league. After spending the 1991 season as a free agent, the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (WLAF) drafted him in the fifth round for the first pool of draft-eligible players on February 4, 1992. He was waived on August 17, 1991, before the start of the regular season. Pederson originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Miami Dolphins on May 1, 1991, out of Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) in Monroe, Louisiana. He still holds multiple passing records at the school. After high school he graduated from Northeast Louisiana University, where he was quarterback from 1987 through 1990. He was raised in nearby Ferndale, Washington, and attended Ferndale High School, and was an All-State selection in football, basketball, and baseball. Pederson was born in Bellingham, Washington, in 1968. In his first season with the Jaguars, Pederson led the Jaguars to the AFC South title and their first playoff appearance and victory since 2017. ĭismissed by Philadelphia following the 2020 season, Pederson spent a year away from football before he was hired by the Jaguars in 2022. His greatest success was when he led the franchise to its first Super Bowl title in 2017's Super Bowl LII, making him one of four individuals to win a Super Bowl as a player and head coach. He returned to the Eagles as their head coach in 2016, a position he held for five seasons. After Reid became the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, Pederson followed him to serve as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator. Pederson began his coaching career under Andy Reid, serving as an assistant for the Eagles from 2009 to 2012. He was also a backup to Dan Marino on the Miami Dolphins and a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns until retiring in 2004. Pederson spent most of his 13-season playing career as a backup to Brett Favre on the Green Bay Packers, where he was part of the team that won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXI. Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year (2017)ĭouglas Irvin Pederson (born January 31, 1968) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).* Offseason and/or practice squad member only Pederson with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022 ![]()
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