Doug Pederson's cameo in 'The Longshots' unearthed
Doug Pederson enjoyed a brief movie career before joining the Philadelphia Eagles.
Reddit sleuths uncovered a cameo the Eagles head coach made in "The Longshots," a 2008 film starring Ice Cube and directed by Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst. It's based on the true story of Jasmine Plummer, who became the first female quarterback to play in the Pop Warner football tournament at the age of 11.
Here's #Eagles head coach Doug Pederson's cameo in the 2008 film "The Longshots." (h/t @reddit_eagles). pic.twitter.com/xTjYQLAC74
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) July 23, 2018
Reddit user nosefinger1 discovered the cameo, while another user, dr_rex, did some fact-checking:
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, consider this evidence:
Doug was coach of Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, LA 2005-2008 (source)
Calvary Baptist Academy are the Cavaliers, Cavs for short.
The Longshots was filmed in Minden and Shreveport, LA (source)
Yeah, that's Doug, and probably some of his high school players as extras in the movie. Nice catch!