JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Head Coach Doug Pederson. The team finished the season with a disappointing 4-13 record. Pederson joined the team in 2022 and this was his first losing season in Jacksonville.
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Jags Owner Shad Khan is now searching for the team’s sixth head coach since 2011, when he purchased the team.
Khan released the following statement Monday morning:
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. 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.
I strongly believe it is possible next season to restore the winning environment we had here not long ago. 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.
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In his three seasons, Pederson was 22-29 as head coach going 9-8 in his first two season which included winning the AFC South in 2022.
Pederson replaced Head Coach Urban Meyer who was fired after one season with the team.
Other former Jags head coaches are:
- Doug Marrone - 2016-2020
- Gus Bradley - 2013-2016
- Mike Mularkey - 2012
- Jack Del Rio - 2003-2011
- Tom Coughlin - 1995-2002
Shad Khan is not firing GM Trent Baalke according to statement:
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