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Eagles coach Doug Pederson may not be safe.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Pederson’s status as Eagles head coach is not fixed as he and owner Jeffrey Lurie will meet soon and Pederson needs to convince Lurie that he has a vision for the future of the franchise.
The obvious important issue in Philadelphia is Carson Wentz’s disastrous season, but Mortensen reports that Lurie’s concerns go far beyond Wentz.
Pederson won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2017 and reached the playoffs in 2018 and 2019. But the Eagles fell to 4-11-1 in 2020, and Pederson was heavily criticized all year, resulting in an ugly loss of week 17 in which Pederson was widely criticized for considering Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld. This loss has raised questions about whether Pederson has lost the Eagles’ locker room, and Lurie may need Pederson to convince him to turn the team around – otherwise Lurie will find someone else to do it.