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Eagles' Jay Ajayi and his baggage reminds Doug Pederson of Andre Rison joining Packers | Marcus Hayes

Doug’s seen a Bad Moon Rison.

Doug’s seen trouble on the way.

Pederson was the backup quarterback in Green Bay when the Packers signed combustible receiver Andre Rison in late November of 1996. This was after the Jaguars and hard-nosed head coach Tom Coughlin had released Rison, a controversial diva whose lack of discipline painted him as such a liability that no one claimed him off waivers at the age of 29.

Eagles running back Jay Ajayi, acquired from the Dolphins at the trade deadline Tuesday for a fourth-round pick, brings nowhere near the baggage to Pennsylvania that Rison brought to Wisconsin.