In 2002, he appeared in all 16 regular-season games, plus both playoff contests, mainly as the holder for FG and PAT placements. He beat out veteran Billy Joe Tolliver in training camp in 2001 to win the job as Favre's understudy. Pederson was a starter with the Philadelphia Eagles (1999) and Cleveland Browns (2000). He previously was a backup quarterback for the Packers for parts of four seasons (1995-98), a span during which he was a member of Green Bay's back-to-back Super Bowl teams (1996-97), he re-joined the Packers as a free agent, signing March 13, 2001, following his termination by the Browns. He had been Green Bay's No. 2 quarterback in 1998 after two full seasons (1996-97) and part of a third (1995) as the team's No. 3 signal-caller. Pederson moved on to Philadelphia in 1999, becoming the Eagles' starting quarterback for nine games under his one-time position coach in Green Bay, Andy Reid, before yielding to rookie signal-caller Donovan McNabb, the team's first-round draft choice. He subsequently signed on with Cleveland as a free agent in 2000 and started eight contests for the Browns after Tim Couch was sidelined for the season with a fractured thumb on his throwing hand.

College
Was a three-year starter and four-time letterman (1987-90) at Northeast Louisiana ... Redshirted in 1986. ... Finished collegiate career with 571 completions on 1,032 attempts for 6,445 yards and 33 touchdowns with 41 interceptions. ... Led Southland Conference in passing as a senior, when he hit on 205 of 367 passes for 2,282 yards and 10 touchdowns with 14 interceptions. ... Threw for 2,603 yards and 16 TDs as a junior. ... Set the school record with 619 yards passing in a 1989 game against Stephen F. Austin.<