Nearly three years ago, it felt like a perfect fit. The Jacksonville Jaguars had a near-mutiny under head coach Urban Meyer, quarterback Trevor Lawrence looked like a mess, and the franchise was spiraling toward another double-digit loss season. In the expanse of Shad Khan’s ownership of the team, it felt like a rarefied opportunity with a generational quarterback was in jeopardy.
In response, Khan hired Doug Pederson, and then explained the decision to the world.
“Why Doug Pederson? He’s a man who’s accomplished a lot,” Khan said in February of 2022, sitting beside Pederson during his introductory news conference.