Doug Pederson

Douglas Irvin Pederson is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers, winning Super Bowl XXXI with the team. He was also a backup to Dan Marino as a member of the Miami Dolphins, and a starting quarterback for the Eagles and Cleveland Browns. He served as the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015. In his second season as the Eagles’ head coach, Pederson won Super Bowl LII.

About Doug Pederson in brief

Summary Doug PedersonDouglas Irvin Pederson is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers, winning Super Bowl XXXI with the team. He was also a backup to Dan Marino as a member of the Miami Dolphins, and a starting quarterback for the Eagles and Cleveland Browns. He served as the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015. In his second season as the Eagles’ head coach, Pederson won Super Bowl LII, marking the first Super Bowl title in Eagles franchise history. He also became just the fourth person, after Mike Ditka, Tom Flores and Tony Dungy to win a Super Bowl as both a player and head coach. Pederson was born in Bellingham, Washington, in 1968. He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University, where he was quarterback from 1987 through 1990. He still holds multiple passing records at the school. He attended Ferndale High School, and was an All-State selection in football, basketball, and baseball. He is a graduate of the University of Washington’s College of Business Administration. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University. He currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children. He works as a personal trainer in the city of Philadelphia, and has a master’s degree from Washington University in the School of Business. He previously worked as a football coach in Washington, D.C. and in New York.

He plays for the New YorkNew Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (WLAF) He was drafted in the fifth round for the first pool of draft-eligible players on February 4, 1992. He spent 1992 training camp with the Dolphins, before being released during final roster cuts again. After the WLAF season finished, he was re-signed by the Dolphins after the season on March 3, 1993. He made his NFL debut on October 24, 1993, in a week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. He helped head coach Don Shula win his NFL-record 325th victory as a coach when backup Scott Mitchell suffered a separated shoulder in a November 14, 1993 game. In that record breaking game for Coach Shula, he went 3 for 6 for 34 yards, and completed several crucial 3rd downs. In the 3rd quarter of the game, he also briefly entered a week 14 game against New York Giants while DeBerg was receiving stitches on his face. On February 15, 1995, Pedersen was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the twenty-second round of the NFL Expansion Draft, but released on May 24, 1995. He returned to playing with the WlAF after his release, playing with Rhein Fire Fire Fire. In 1995, he served as a backup quarterback to Brett Favre and holder on placekicks for the Packers. In 1996, he returned to Green Bay to serve as a third-string quarterback. In 1997, he played with the Packers again, serving as a second-team quarterback for two games.