Eagles coach: Releasing Huff was a group decision

Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson talks about the arrest of Eagles player Josh Huff during his news conference at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia, PA on November 2, 2016.Doug Pederson disputed the notion that the Eagles changed their decision on Josh Huff this week, insisting that he always left open the possibility that Huff would be disciplined and that he did not need to be persuaded into releasing the wide receiver.

When Pederson met with reporters on Wednesday - one day after Huff's arrest for gun and drug charges - he said that Huff would play on Sunday against the New York Giants. When Pederson spoke on Friday in his first public comments since Huff's dismissal on Thursday, he…