Philadelphia Eagles: Eagles hire Pederson as new head coach, The Eagles are array of traveling aback to their celebrity days. Doug Pederson, who helped benedict Donovan McNabb for the starting quarterback job and a acknowledged playoff run, was assassin Monday to be Philadelphia's coach.Pederson was Kansas City's abhorrent coordinator beneath Andy Reid for the accomplished three seasons.
"Doug is a cardinal thinker, a acute baton and communicator, and anyone who absolutely knows how to get the best out of his players," Eagles buyer Jeffrey Lurie said. "All of these factors were what initially admiring us to Doug and we accept that he is the appropriate man to advice us accomplish our ultimate goal."
Pederson accustomed the action to become Philadelphia's drillmaster endure week. The aggregation had to delay for the Chiefs to be alone from the playoffs afore authoritative it official.
Pederson started nine amateur at quarterback for the Eagles in 1999 if Reid was a first-year drillmaster and McNabb was a rookie.
He able McNabb to yield over after in the analysis and the Eagles started a cord of playoff appearances the afterward year.Pederson alternate to Philly a decade after as an abettor beneath Reid and helped Michael Vick accept his best analysis in 2010.
Pederson followed Reid to Kansas City in 2013 and was answer to abhorrent coordinator.
Pederson replaces Chip Kelly, who was accursed one bold afore commutual his third season.
The Eagles interviewed six candidates, including backstab Super Bowl best Tom Coughlin.
As the Chiefs abhorrent coordinator from 2013-15, Pederson helped adviser Kansas City to a 31-17 regular-season almanac and playoff appearances in 2013 and 2015.
The Chiefs didn't rank college than 21st in absolute yards in any of his three seasons, but all-embracing were aboriginal in the NFL in hasty touchdowns (54), third in yards per backpack (4.6) and seventh in absolute yards hasty (6,018).
Pederson is accustomed with developing quarterback Alex Smith, a above No. 1 all-embracing aces by San Francisco.Under Pederson's guidance, Smith had three after 3,000-yard seasons, threw the second-fewest interceptions a part of quarterbacks with added than 1,000 attempts (20) and ranked fourth a part of all quarterbacks with 1,183 yards rushing.
Pederson played 10 NFL seasons about alone as a advancement quarterback. He was with Miami, Green Bay, Philadelphia and Cleveland. He was 2-7 as a amateur for the Eagles. The afterward year with Cleveland, he went 1-7 as a starter.
Pederson played for Don Shula, Mike Holmgren and Reid. He played abaft Brett Favre, Dan Marino, McNabb and Jim McMahon.
The Eagles accomplished 7-9 this accomplished season. Kelly was 10-6 in anniversary of his aboriginal two seasons and won a analysis appellation in 2013 afore traveling 6-9 this season. He was assassin to drillmaster the 49ers endure week.
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