Josh Pederson — Son of Jaguars' HC Doug Pederson — Signs NFL Contract

The son of the Jaguars' head coach will go from the USFL to the NFL.

Josh Pederson, the son of Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, has found his way back into the NFL. 

Josh Pederson was announced by the USFL's Houston Gamblers as a player whose contract would be terminated after signing with an NFL team. The NFL team in question has not yet been revealed. 

Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team:

• Josh Pederson TE

— Houston Gamblers (@USFLGamblers) July 6, 2023

Pederson would be the second USFL player signed to a contract this offseason after Birmingham Stallions kicker Brandon Aubrey signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

Pederson finished the 2023 season second on the Gamblers in both receptions (24) and receiving yardage (325) in 10 games.

Pederson, 25, spent his college career at Louisiana–Monroe. In his junior year, Pederson was named First-team All-Sun Belt after recording 43 receptions for 567 yards and 9 scores. He then started every game his senior year, recording 32 catches for 367 yards.

Pederson went undrafted during the 2021 NFL Draft before signing with the San Francisco 49ers and then spending time with the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints. 

“Any team that is willing to give Josh an opportunity, that’s great,” Doug Pederson said in 2021, the same year he ran his son's workouts at his college pro day in front of 25 NFL teams. 

“If it’s Philly, that’s awesome. It’s a great place to play, great fanbase and he’d have an opportunity to do that. There are 32 teams and hopefully one of them takes a shot on him.”

Could that team be the Jaguars? Only time will tell, but there are now two Pedersons in the NFL.