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"I feel fully confident to be the head coach of
the Eagles in 2021," Pederson said. "The thing I'm most proud of
this football team, we have been in the postseason three of the
last five years since I've been here and that's pretty good. We
have won a championship here. We have gone through a season
where a lot of our veteran guys are not playing due to injury.
We are playing with a lot of young players.
"There is always going to be evaluation in the offseason and my
job is evaluated as well. I fully expected to be the coach next
season and I welcome the opportunity to get things right, get
things fixed and take this team into next season."
Pederson, 52, spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator
for the Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Eagles prior to
the 2016 campaign. He owns a 42-36-1 record during his five
seasons in Philadelphia.
Pederson's high-water mark came during the 2017 season, as the
Eagles posted a 13-3 mark and went on to defeat the New England
Patriots in Super Bowl LII. A pair of 9-7 seasons followed
before a distinct fall in 2020, with Philadelphia officially
being eliminated from postseason contention following Sunday's
37-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles (4-10-1) will have a say in who wins the NFC East
when they host the Washington Football Team (6-9) on Sunday.
Washington would win the division with a win, while Dallas (6-9)
would need to defeat the New York Giants and have the Eagles
emerge victorious to advance.
If both Washington and Dallas lose, they will be tied with the
Giants at 6-10. In that case, the Giants would win the NFC East
because of tiebreakers.
--Field Level Media
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