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Much of Doug Pederson’s growth as a football player and coach happened in Louisiana, and the Philadelphia Eagles head coach is looking forward to returning on Sunday to the state he previously called home.

Pederson, whose Eagles visit the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, grew up in Washington state, but played collegiately at Northeast Louisiana, which is now known as Louisiana-Monroe.



Then, after a 14-year career as a quarterback in the NFL from 1991-2004, he began his coaching career at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport in 2005.

Before leading the Eagles to their first Super Bowl title last February, Pederson fondly reflected on his time in Louisiana, and he said Wednesday he’s looking forward to seeing friends and relatives when he’s in town this weekend.

“We’ve got a group of family and friends coming down from Monroe and there’s always a group of Shreveport fans that come down and are obviously Saints fans that want to come watch the game,” he said during a teleconference with New Orleans media Wednesday.

Pederson’s son, Josh, is a sophomore tight end at Louisiana-Monroe. As of February, Peterson’s brothers Craig and David still lived in Monroe, and his mother, Teri, lived in nearby Swartz.

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