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Glenn Erby

Doug Pederson speaks on the firing of Eagles OC, WR coach; Apologizes for confusion during press conference

Doug Pederson gave Mike Groh and Carson Walch the dreaded vote of confidence on Wednesday, and yet on Thursday morning, the Eagles announced the firing of both Groh and Walch.

After meeting with Jeffery Lurie and doing some soul searching, Pederson fired his two assistant coaches and then apologized for how he handled Wednesday’s presser.

For Pederson, he’ll be hiring his fifth wide receivers coach since getting the job in 2016. Groh had been promoted to the job of Eagles’ offensive coordinator two years ago when Frank Reich landed the Colts job.

Walch had worked with Groh while he was with the Bears, was brought in as an assistant wide receivers coach in 2018 before being promoted in 2018.

After initially saying both guys would be back, Pederson rephrased his statement, stating that he’d continue to evaluate.

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