For Doug Pederson as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars, his hire was a fresh start. Pederson had a Super Bowl win with the Philadelphia Eagles, but a sour finish there. The Jaguars had an exciting young quarterback in Trevor Lawrence and needed a professional at head coach after the Urban Meyer debacle.

The Jaguars have fired Doug Pederson after the coach's third season with the team. Jacksonville will retain general manager Trent Baalke.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday, the team announced. The firing comes after the team finished 4-13 this season and lost 18 of its last 23 games. Team owner Shad Khan will now be searching for his sixth head coach since he purchased the team in November 2011 and assumed control in 2012.