Former Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has a very blunt response with asked about returning to Philadelphia
Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is set to return to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Pederson, who is now the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, hasn't been back to Philly since getting fired after the 2020 season. The situation with Pederson and the Eagles is certainly a unique one. Pederson was the […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is set to return to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon.
Pederson, who is now the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, hasn't been back to Philly since getting fired after the 2020 season.
The situation with Pederson and the Eagles is certainly a unique one.
Pederson was the head coach in Philadelphia for five seasons. He had two losing seasons and he delivered the only Super Bowl win in franchise history (2017 season).
The former NFL quarterback, however, was fired after going 4-11-1 in 2020.
Pederson, unsurprisingly, was asked this week about returning to Philly.
And he offered a fairly blunt response that included a reference to Eagles fans and booing.
"Listen, I've got to get this team here ready to go," said Pederson (via ESPN). "And I'm not going to be concerned with that, you know? You hope it's a good one, obviously, for the things you did there, but I also know that crowd and they could be a little hostile."
"Hey, even when I was there and we were winning games or losing games, you were still getting booed, so it doesn't really matter."
Pederson knows the city of Philadelphia as well as anyone. In addition to his five years there as the head coach, he also spent four years there as an assistant coach (under Andy Reid) and one year as a player (1999).
Hopefully fans give him a warm reception. Things may have ended on a sour note, but he helped bring a special season to Philly.
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