Philadelphia Eagles change course, fire head coach Doug Pederson, source says

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles have fired coach Doug Pederson, a source tells ESPN's Dan Graziano, ending a partnership that delivered the first and only Super Bowl title in the city's history.

Pederson was expected to remain as coach despite a 4-11-1 finish, but multiple meetings with owner Jeffrey Lurie over the last week left his boss unconvinced Pederson had a sound vision for how to address the myriad of issues facing the team, sources said, from navigating the Carson Wentz situation to fixing an offense that finished 26th in scoring (20.9 PPG) and 28th in passing yards (207.9 YPG) in 2020.

Lurie was also not sold on Pederson's plans regarding his coaching staff, sources said.…