The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson after the team finished 4-13 in the 2024 NFL season.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Monday that the Jags have moved on from Pederson after three seasons at the helm.
The news comes on the first day after the end of the regular season, which typically sees a number of teams around the league make coaching changes. He becomes the second coach to be fired after Week 18, with the New England Patriots also firing Jerod Mayo after just one season at the helm on Sunday night.
Pederson leaves with a 22-29 record after being named Jaguars head coach ahead of the 2022 campaign, during which he led the team to the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
Jacksonville has since failed to continue its early momentum under Pederson, missing the playoffs in both 2023 and 2024.
“Doug is an accomplished football player who will undoubtedly enjoy another chapter in his impressive NFL career, and I will be rooting for Doug and his wife Jeannie when that opportunity comes,” owner Shad Khan said in a statement.
“As much as Doug and I would like his experience here in Jacksonville to end well, I have an obligation to serve the best interests of our team first and foremost, and especially our fans, who loyally support our team and are waiting to be rewarded.” In that spirit, now is the time to call for new leadership.”
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The Jaguars, meanwhile, have retained general manager Trent Baalke, who Khan said he will work with “to hire a leader who shares my ambitions and is ready to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity that we will offer in Jacksonville.”
Khan said last July that he believed this was “the best team the Jacksonville Jaguars have ever assembled” led by former No. 1 pick quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who signed a five-year, $275 million extension ahead of the 2024 season.
Pederson was seen as an ideal suitor to help Lawrence establish himself among the NFL's elite running backs, but he would divide opinion after ceding the play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Press Taylor. The Jaguars finished the 2024 campaign ranked 25th in total yards, 21st in passing and 26th in scoring.
Lawrence, meanwhile, threw for just 2,045 yards and 11 touchdowns to seven interceptions in a campaign that was first marred by a shoulder injury and then cut short by a concussion.
Pederson previously reached the playoffs in three of his five seasons at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles, most notably winning Super Bowl LII with a win over the New England Patriots.
Giants and dolphins exclude changes
New York Giants president John Mara announced Monday that head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen will lead the team again in 2025, despite the team finishing the season 3-14.
The Giants are coming off their second straight loss and eighth in the last 10 years after Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“Now that our season is over, we felt it necessary to make this statement,” Mara said. “Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll will continue to serve in their respective roles with the organization. As disappointing as the season's results have been, Steve (Tisch) and I remain confident in the process that Joe and Brian have implemented and their vision for our team.
“We look forward to the future and to achieving the results we all want.”
Daboll is 18-32 after three seasons at the helm of the Giants who was hired in 2022 after his success as the Buffalo Bills' offensive coordinator. He led the Giants to the Divisional Round of the playoffs in his first year at the helm behind impressive campaigns for quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley.
Jones was subsequently given a four-year, $160 million contract extension, only to be released in November this season while benching Tommy DeVito. The Giants, meanwhile, were forced to watch Barkley become the ninth player in history to rush for 9,000 yards after allowing him to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency ahead of the 2024 season.
After finishing the season with Drew Lock under center, Daboll and Schoen may now have a chance to draft a new quarterback with the third pick in April.
Elsewhere, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross confirmed that both head coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier will return in 2025 despite missing the playoffs.