The Philadelphia Eagles aren't afraid to hitch their wagons to another first-year NFL head coach, replacing Chip Kelly with Doug Pederson on Thursday.
Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News first reported Pederson's hiring, and NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported Pederson will officially take over once the Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he's the offensive coordinator, are eliminated from the playoffs.
NFL Network's Albert Breer highlighted Pederson's previous connection with the Eagles; he played with the team for one season in 1999:
Incoming Eagles coach Doug Pederson was starting QB for Game 1 of the Andy Reid Era in Philly -- a 25-24 loss to AZ on 9/12/99 at the Vet.