The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to look for their new head coach, and are reportedly set to bring Doug Pederson back for a second interview tomorrow.
Jacksonville’s head coaching search has been ongoing for so long that it has been one month since Pederson’s first interview. During that time, he also interviewed for the Chicago Bears’ opening, which eventually went to Matt Eberflus.
It looked like the Jags were set to hire Bucs offensive coordinator and their former franchise quarterback Byron Leftwich, but that process reportedly hit a snag, resulting in the team looking into other candidates.
One of those candidates is apparently Pederson, who on paper seems like a decent fit. He won a Super Bowl in Philadelphia, and would probably be a fine tutor for Trevor Lawrence.
Second interview for Doug Pederson is (finally for them) a positive step https://t.co/TAfxB8fSwX
— John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) January 31, 2022
Tomorrow on “They haven’t hired Byron Leftwich yet”… https://t.co/Z62wf0qGpZ
— Zach Vaughn (@zvaughn2712) January 31, 2022
If Brady does in fact retire, maybe Bruce does too? Meaning Byron gets the Bucs gig? @LukeEasterling https://t.co/d7TZmVUli8
— Jeff-LJ-Lloyd (@Jeff_LJ_Lloyd) January 31, 2022
A week or so ago, Byron Leftwich as the Jaguars HC was all but written in stone…
Jacksonville continues to have second interviews with other candidates https://t.co/WDNc36pRFg
— BarnBurner Sports (@BB__Sports) January 31, 2022
Movement. Maybe traction. Tells me Shad is movin closer to givin the next HC what they want as opposed to what TBaalke wants https://t.co/NSRZ867kiA
— Joe Cowart (@1010xljoec) January 31, 2022
Another second interview for a coach that just interviewed elsewhere. Options, leverage, et al. https://t.co/U30wzV2n0a
— madebytim (@MadeByTim) January 31, 2022
Why would Byron even keep himself in the running for this https://t.co/unYptI9c03
— Leighton Carter (@Success_LC) January 31, 2022
Pederson was fired by the Eagles after the 2020 season. In five years with the team, he went 42-37-1 in the regular season and led the team to three playoff appearances, including a win in Super Bowl LII.
Jacksonville is coming off a 2-15 campaign and owns the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
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