NFL soccer is a brutal enterprise. Generally extra so than others.
A kind of instances was Tuesday, when NFL groups confronted a deadline to chop their rosters all the way down to 53 gamers. In Jacksonville, that meant head coach Doug Pederson lower his personal son.
The Jaguars signed USFL tight finish Josh Pederson in July to supply depth throughout coaching camp and the preseason. They declined to notice once they signed him that he’s, certainly, Doug’s son. Additionally they declined to notice on Tuesday that he is Doug’s son once they listed Josh’s identify amongst many others who noticed their Jaguars desires come to an finish.
However he’s Doug’s son. And now he is in search of a brand new gig, due to his dad’s choice. Robust break.
Josh, 25, has by no means performed an NFL snap. He performed 4 years of tight finish for Louisiana-Monroe and went undrafted in 2020. He joined the Houston Rattlers of the revamped USFL within the league’s second season this spring earlier than getting his shot along with his dad’s Jaguars in the summertime.
Evan Engram, Luke Farrell, Brenton Unusual and Leonard Tyrell all stood forward of Pederson on the depth chart. In three preseason video games, Pederson recorded zero catches and one dangerous snap when known as upon for emergency long-snapping responsibility on a punt.
So it is not like he stood out as a viable candidate to make the preliminary 53-man roster. However nonetheless. That is a troublesome spot for each father and son.
At the very least Doug cannot be accused of nepotism. Not when the video games depend, at the very least.