JACKSONVILLE (SNN-TV) – Doug Pederson, who won Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles, has been hired as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The hiring comes 49 days after the team fired Urban Meyer and 35 days after Pederson first interviewed with the Jaguars. Pederson spent the 2021 season out of football, but he was the first head-coaching candidate the Jaguars interviewed.
Buccaneers OC and former Jags QB Byron Leftwich was an early favorite for the job, but reportedly turned down the offer after Jacksonville hired Trent Balke as General Manager.