After a disappointing 2024 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars decided it was time for a change.

The Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday after finishing the year with a 4-13 record, ending his tenure after three seasons.

"Doug is an accomplished football man who will undoubtedly enjoy another chapter in his impressive NFL career, and I will be rooting for Doug and his wife Jeannie when that occasion arrives," team owner Shad Khan said. "As much as Doug and I both wish his experience here in Jacksonville would have ended better, I have an obligation first and foremost to serve the best interests of our team and especially our fans, who faithfully support our team and are overdue to be rewarded. In that spirit, the time to summon new leadership is now."

That "new leadership" won't extend to the front office, though. Khan said he intends to continue working with general manager Trent Baalke to right the ship this offseason.

Pederson was asked about his job status earlier in the season when Jacksonville lost its first four game. He took exception to the question, responding, "That's kind of a weird question, but OK."

The questions about Pederson's standing came up again leading up to the team's Week 11 game against the Detroit Lions.

The Jaguars wound up suffering an embarrassing 52-6 loss. They had a bye in Week 12, so that seemed like a good opportunity to make a change and get the interim coach acclimated before they returned to play against the Houston Texans. However, Pederson was retained through the end of the year until the team decided it was finally time to move on from him.

Pederson's run with the Jaguars got off to a strong start after he was hired in 2022, as he led the team to an AFC South title with a 9-8 record in his first year. The team overcame a 27-point deficit in its AFC Wild Card Game matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers to earn a 31-30 win, the largest postseason comeback in franchise history. Jacksonville fell to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round that year.

Unfortunately, the Jaguars failed to build off the promising start to Pederson's tenure. After opening the 2023 season with an 8-3 record, Jacksonville lost five of its last six games to finish 9-8 for the second straight season, which wasn't good enough to qualify for the playoffs this time around.

Khan told the team before training camp that "winning now is the expectation." The team failed to live up to that mandate throughout the season, leading to the decision to part ways with Pederson.

Jacksonville must now find a replacement who can maximize the talents of star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was limited to 10 games this season due to a shoulder injury.