He failed to develop former No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence into the franchise-altering quarterback many hoped he would become.

Someone might want to cue in ESPN’s graphics department on a coaching change expected to transpire in the AFC South, not its NFC counterpart.

The Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday following Jacksonville’s Week 18 loss to the Indianapolis Colts and the franchise’s 4-13 2024 season, team owner Shad Khan announced in a statement. The Jaguars are retaining general manager Trent Baalke, who will assist Khan in finding a new head coach, the statement read.

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired coach Doug Pederson, but will retain general manager Trent Baalke, owner Shad Khan announced Monday. Pederson led the Jaguars to a 22-29 record over the last three seasons.

Doug Pederson, whose offense scored 41 points against the greatest coach in football history while having a backup quarterback out there in Super Bowl LII, was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday. Pederson, who went 4-2 in the postseason with the Eagles during his five years in Philadelphia, lasted just three seasons with the Jags.

Entering the final week of the 2024 NFL season, Black Monday is right around the corner. Every year, there are inevitably a number of head coaches and general managers who are fired immediately after the season comes to an end.

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson was fired this past Monday, putting an end to a three-year tenure that saw the Jaguars reach massive highs in Year 1 before cratering over the next two seasons.

Doug Pederson is out as Jacksonville’s head coach after the franchise’s “best team assembled” won just four games.