Nick Foles Wants to Retire with Eagles When that Day Finally Arrives
One of the heroes from the Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory was back in town last week.
That would be Nick Foles, the MVP of Philly’s 41-33 over the Patriots, and the lynchpin of the Philly Special.
A statue of the quarterback and coach Doug Pederson commemorating one of the top plays in Super Bowl history still resides outside Lincoln Financial Field.
Foles was back in Philadelphia to serve as a witness in the civil trial of former teammate Chris Maragos, who is bringing a civil lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based orthopedic surgeon James Bradley and Rothman Orthopedics Institute, whose doctors served as Eagles team physicians and oversaw the rehabilitation from PCL surgery.
Maragos is contending that “medical negligence” cut short his career after a knee injury he suffered in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII season.
Predictably, reporters were on hand to cover the trial, which began the morning after the Eagles beat the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
Predictably, questions turned to thoughts on this year’s Eagles’ Super Bowl team.
The QB told The Philadelphia Inquirer he would root for the Eagles to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
He also alluded to a possible retirement.
“I look forward to coming back and visiting the city and, you know, hopefully even, when it’s all said and done, just retiring an Eagle,” he told The Inquirer. “I think that’s the right thing to do.”
It makes sense since the best days of Foles' career came with the Eagles.
Originally drafted by the Eagles in the third round back in 2012 he went 21-11 in two different stints with the team. His career record is 29-29.
He threw 58 of his 82 career touchdowns and 23 of his 47 interceptions in an Eagles uniform.
In 2013, during Chip Kelly's first season as the Eagles' head coach, Foles threw 27 touchdowns to just two interceptions. He tied an NFL record with seven TD passes that season against the Oakland Raiders.
Foles turned 34 on Jan. 20 and still has one year left on his contract with the Indianapolis Colts, who are still searching for a head coach after firing Frank Reich in midseason.
Indy is also expected to draft a quarterback with the No. 4 overall pick in this spring’s draft, perhaps even higher should the Colts opt to trade up.
Ed Kracz is the publisher of SI.com’s Fan Nation Eagles Today and co-host of the Eagles Unfiltered Podcast. Check out the latest Eagles news at www.SI.com/NFL/Eagles or www.eaglesmaven.com and please follow him on Twitter: @kracze.
