Doug Pederson is eager to return to Lincoln Financial Field for the first time as an opposing head coach. Pederson was fired after a 4-11-1 campaign in 2020 and took a year away, but said he wasn’t dwelling on what went wrong during his tenure in Philly.
He was fired after a disappointing 2020 season that saw Wentz regress considerably as the Eagles missed the playoffs.
Jacksonville is one win away from tying its win total from last season, which was marred by multiple controversies that led to Jacksonville firing Urban Meyer during his lone season. “Obviously looking back on that, you pull a lot of similarities,” Pederson said. “It’s really shaped who I am now as a second-time head coach in this league and again with a young football team. ... I would say that we’re probably ahead of the curve here with this football team than we were in ’16, but it’s a work in progress, too.”