Earlier this week, Doug Pederson was asked if he was going to reach out to his former co-worker and current Chicago head coach Matt Nagy to request the Bears try hard to beat the Vikings so the Eagles can make the playoffs. Pederson responded:
“I might [call Nagy]. Maybe I’ve done that, we’ll have to see. Maybe I’ve already done that this morning.” [Laughter]
On Wednesday, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was asked about Pederson potentially reaching out to Nagy. Zimmer responded, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin:
“I don’t care who he called.