Jaguars indication USFL tight end Josh Pederson, boy of head coach Doug Pederson

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson’s child is the group’s latest tight end.

The Jaguars signed Josh Pederson on Monday, taking him aboard almost a month after he endedup the USFL season with the Houston Gamblers. Pederson captured 24 passes for 325 lawns in 10 videogames. The Gamblers ended his agreement last week so he might indication with a then-unnamed NFL group.

He changes undrafted novice Leonard Taylor, who was waived with an injury classification.

Despite being the coach’s boy, Pederson might have a hard time making Jacksonville’s opening-day lineup. The Jags have veteran Evan Engram, who has yet to indication his franchise tender, atop a depth chart that consistsof second-round draft choice Brenton Strange, 2021 fifth-rounder Luke Farrell and Gerrit Prince.

Josh Pederson has yet to play an NFL snap, however he invested time with San Francisco (2021), New Orleans (2021) and Kansas City (2022) because his four-year college profession at Louisiana-Monroe. He captured 99 passes for 1,191 backyards and 11 goals with the Warhawks.

The Pedersons aren’t the veryfirst daddy/son mix to endedupbeing coach/player on the verysame group in expert sports. Doc and Austin Rivers did it in the NBA. Cal Ripken Sr. and Jr. did it in Major League Baseball, along with Felipe and Moisés Alou and Dale and Yogi Berra.

Two-time Super Bowl winner Tom Coughlin coached his son-in-law, guard Chris Snee, with the New York Giants.

A more current NFL household tie: The Dallas Cowboys prepared Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn in the 6th round, a relocation that locations Vaughn and his dad Chris on the verysame group. Chris Vaughn is the group’s assistant director of college searching.

Reporting by The Associated Press.