On Doug Pederson’s rosters as a player and an assistant coach, there were always fullbacks. In his first season as head coach of the Eagles, there was no fullback. Even though he said after getting hired that he would use a fullback in his offense – it was extinct during Chip Kelly’s three years – Pederson instead decided to use players from different positions in an occasional fullback role.
Unless the Eagles find an unheralded one who impresses during the summer, look for another fullback-less year in Philadelphia.
“It’s something that obviously, my history, even as a player in the West Coast system, we’ve always had that position, we’ve always had that player,” Pederson said.