Doug Pederson Found Out Eagles Hired Him Through Media Reports

Remember when you heard Doug Pederson was going to become the Eagles' head coach?

That was probably before Doug Pederson found out he was going to become the Eagles' head coach.

Thanks to an excerpt from Pederson's book, "Fearless," posted on SI.com, the Eagles' Super Bowl-winning head coach revealed that he didn't find out he had the job until a few reporters broke the news.

He didn't find out officially until days after:

A few days later, I called Jeannie from the office and she said, "I just heard the news!" I'm like, "What news?" She said, "Ian Rappaport and Adam Schefter are saying you're going to be the next head coach of the Eagles. That's awesome!"
Officially, nobody told me anything, but I was excited anyway. Andy, after hearing the reports, came by to congratulate me. I hadn't heard from Howie or Jeffrey though. We lost to New England that Saturday night. It was disappointing to lose in the divisional round of the playoffs after the season we had. When I was leaving Gillette Stadium some Philadelphia reporters were waiting for me, but I declined all interviews.
On the bus to the airport my phone rang. It was a 215 area code. I didn't recognize the number but I picked up and it was Jeffrey Lurie on the other end. He said he was sorry for the loss, but it was a great season. Then we talked about my interview, and he told me how impressed he was. He said he wanted to officially extend the offer to me to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. I was thinking, "Heck yeah! I'd love to accept the job."

The whole excerpt is pretty interesting. Pederson admits to hearing rumors that he wasn't the first choice for the job and even details the interview process he went through with Jeff Lurie and the Eagles' front office.

They even made him give a mock speech to the Eagles' brass as if they were players in their first spring meeting with him as head coach.