In spite of rumors that Eagles head coach Chip Kelly is enamored with former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Eagles running back LeSean McCoy says the team has a leader.
“I like Nick,” McCoy said. “I think the person and the player that everybody thought he was, he is. There were a lot of injuries this year. I think, Nick, obviously got injured. He gets all of the blame and he shouldn’t. I think Nick’s a good quarterback. He’s the leader of our team. And just things didn’t work out for him this year due to injury, but we’ve got his back. And as a team, we didn’t play well enough to win and to get into the playoffs.”
Foles led the Eagles to a 6-2 record before breaking his collarbone during a Nov. 2 win over the Houston Texans. During those eight games, Foles passed for 2,163 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.The previous season, Foles led the Eagles to an 8-2 record as a starter.