DOUG Pederson checked into a posh hotel on the outskirts of London on Friday expecting to enjoy 10 or 11 days of luxury.
But the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach may have to hand back to room key and cut his stay short after Sunday’s horror show.
Doug Pederson is fighting for his job after Jacksonville’s latest loss[/caption]
The Jaguars were heavily beaten by the Chicago Bears in London, England on Sunday[/caption]
The Jags lost 35-16 to the Chicago Bears to fall to their fifth defeat in six games.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had his way with the Jaguars defence at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
And the Jaguars offense looked devoid of ideas with quarterback Trevor Lawrence not helped by his receivers having a case of the drops.
Jacksonville seems lost as a franchise at the moment.
They have a big problem in that quarterback Lawrence has just signed a new five-year deal with $200 million in guaranteed money.
But the reason Pederson should be fearing for his job is because of the stage his team just lost on.
Last week the New York Jets lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the very same stadium in London, England.
New York looked awful on offense in a game that was nationally televised in the United States and played on an international state.
Jets owner Woody Johnson acted – and fired coach Robert Saleh two days later when he returned to New York.
Pederson might not get to wait until he’s back in the States, judging by this performance.
New York fell to 2-3 with that loss last weekend while the Jags have slipped to an even worse 1-5.
These games in London mean a lot to Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.
He owns Fulham in the Premier League and even tried to buy Wembley Stadium a few years back.
Jacksonville have played 12 games in London with No. 13 coming next Sunday against the New England Patriots.
This game against the Bears was also watched by NFL boss Roger Goodell.
London calling
The New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings kick off the NFL’s annual run of London fixtures.
New York and Minnesota face off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday October 6 at 2.30pm local time – 9.30am ET for fans back home in America.
It is the first of three straight NFL Sundays that begin with an early game live from London.
The following week, Tottenham also plays host to the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Chicago Bears.
And on October 20, the Jags will head across town to Wembley Stadium to take on the New England Patriots.
The commissioner spoke at a fan forum ahead of this game, and revealed the Jaguars have plans to play even more in London.
This is the second straight year they will play on back-to-back weekends in the British capital.
And there are plans for even more in the 2026 season when Jacksonville will need to find a new home while they renovate their stadium.
Jags owner Khan will not want to see his franchise painted in this light on such a stage.
And that could spell trouble for Pederson – whose London trip may be significantly shorter than he thought when he left Florida.
Robert Saleh was fired by the New York Jets two days after his team lost in London[/caption]
