Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson chipped in to do his part amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, participating in a community blood drive along with his wife, Jeaninie, according to Tim McManus of ESPN.com.

The blood, which was hosted by the Eagles and the American Red Cross, drive took place at Lincoln Financial Field and collected 74 pints from nearly 100 donors. That amount can potentially help 222 patients.

The American Red Cross estimated that 2,700 blood drives had been cancelled across the country due to everyone staying home. That resulted in a whopping 86,000 fewer donations.

“As soon as the email went out, one of the first text messages I got was from Coach asking if he and Jeannie could donate,” said Eagles president Don Smolenski. “They were the like first ones to reach out and sign up, which was awesome.”

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Smolenski was hardly surprised at Pederson's efforts:

“He's just been very active. He participates, he's engaged, he's involved, he cares and all of that just comes through,” added Smolenski. “It's authentic to who they are and when they sign up and participate, it just shows how much they support the community but also for our staff and other people who come to donate, it sends a very positive message that what they're doing is important and meaningful and appreciated and it goes a long way.”

Doug Pederson took over as Philadelphia's head coach in 2016 and led the franchise to its first ever Super Bowl title as soon as his second season.

In four years at the helm overall, Pederson has gone 38-26, nailing down a couple of NFC East division titles.