Doug Pederson’s third arrival in Philadelphia felt like fate finally coming to fruition with two decades’ worth of threads tying together. The Eagles made Pederson their latest head coach back in early 2016. After re-signing incumbent quarterback Sam Bradford, the Birds brought in Chase Daniel, a veteran journeyman who had been a backup with Pederson in Kansas City and knew his system well. Shortly after, the Eagles sprung a franchise-altering trade for Carson Wentz in the NFL Draft.
Pederson was once Daniel, as we all know. When Andy Reid came to Philadelphia in 1999 from Green Bay, he brought Pederson along with him, who had served as a backup behind Brett Favre on some stellar Packers teams.