Chris Polk Chris Polk ( born December 16 , 1989 ) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ( NFL ) , and scored a huge touchdown against the Lions in the snow on Dec 8 , 2013 . He played college football for the Washington Huskies . Despite being considered a top running back prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft , he went undrafted due to concerns over a potentially degenerative shoulder condition . He signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2012 . High school . Polk played at Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands , California . Rated the # 4 all - purpose back in the nation , Polk led his team to a 12 - 1 record and to the Inland Division semifinals in 2007 . During his senior season Polk had a game in which he rushed for 214 yards on only 5 carries . Polk earned first - team All - CIF Southern Section Inland Division honors as well as being named a SuperPrep All - American his senior season . College career . Polk enrolled early at the University of Washington in January 2008 . He played in the first two games of the season before being injured and missing the rest of the season . Although he qualified for a medical redshirt for the 2008 season , he never applied and sat out the remainder of the season . Polk became the starting running back in 2009 and also worked as a kick returner . He rushed for 1 , 113 yards on 226 attempts and five touchdowns after playing in all 12 games of the season . He had four consecutive 100 - yard games , which is third in school history . He earned honorable mention All - Pac - 10 honors and freshman All - Pac - 10 first - team honors . Polk played in all 13 games at running back in 2010 , and recorded 1 , 415 yards and nine touchdowns on 260 attempts . In a game against Washington State , he rushed for a career - high 284 yards and two touchdowns on 29 attempts . Polk ' s 284 yards was second - most in school history , trailing Hugh McElhenny ' s 296 in the 1950 Apple Cup . He rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown against 18th - ranked Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl . At the end of the game he was named the Offensive MVP . Polk suffered a knee injury during practice before the 2011 season that needed to be corrected with arthroscopic surgery . He rushed for 125 yards on 23 attempts during the season - opener against Eastern Washington . Against Arizona on October 30 , he gained 244 total yards and scored five touchdowns , one shy of the single - game Pac - 12 record . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Polk signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28 , 2012 . " The Sporting News " called Polk the top undrafted player of the 2012 NFL Draft . It is believed that injury concerns led to Polk ' s not being drafted . He made the team and was the 4th string running back all season . In his second season , after third string running back Dion Lewis was traded to the Browns , Polk made more of an impact for the Eagles , rushing for 98 yards on the season , including three touchdowns . He ran for a career high 50 yards on four carries in a week 14 win over the Detroit Lions . He finished fifth on the team in rushing yards , behind LeSean McCoy , Bryce Brown , Michael Vick and Nick Foles .