Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson refuted a report that he has lost the respect of Jacksonville’s locker room, citing his daily communications with players and the response he has seen from his group to the club’s 0-4 start to the 2024 season, Zach Goodall of Jaguars Wire reports.

NFL reporter Jordan Schultz shared Tuesday on the Sharp Football Show that, per conversations he has had with “a few guys in that locker room over the last two weeks,” the locker room is “gone in regards to the head coach.”

Schultz referenced Pederson’s statement following Jacksonville’s Sunday loss to Houston that “as coaches, we can’t go out there and make the plays,” suggesting Pederson had blamed Jaguars players for the result.

Asked by a reporter Wednesday if Schultz’s report was accurate and if he would be aware in the event it was, Pederson issued a clear denial.

“Yeah, I would know, I talk to these guys every day. I see them every day. And no, I have not lost the locker room,” Pederson said.

“I think these guys have done everything I’ve asked. They continue to play and practice hard and battle. It’s a good group, the right leaders [are] in there. They know, they know what we need to know. They’re not making excuses for it and I’m not going to make excuses. We’ve just got to go do it.”

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