Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP and unlikely folk hero in Philly
Nick Foles
Cast aside once in Philadelphia   Nick Foles  delivered the city its first Super Bowl title  and  he  outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it.
 He  threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz from 11 yards on third-and-7 with 2:21 remaining  capping a seven-minute  14-play drive that covered 75 yards  kept Brady cooling  his  cleats on the sideline and allowed the Eagles' exhausted defenders to catch their collective breath in a game that featured 1 151 total yards  the most in any NFL game in the Super Bowl era.
He started at his 9 with 58 seconds remaining and drove the Patriots to midfield before  Foles  and the Eagles could exhale.
A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012   Foles  had tremendous success as a starter under Chip Kelly his sophomore season. He threw 29 TDs and only two picks in 11 starts  including playoffs in 2013.  Foles  posted a passer rating of 119.2  third-highest in league history.  He  tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and won an offensive MVP award at a Pro Bowl.
But  Foles  was traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in March 2015.  He  lost  his  starting job to Case Keenum and asked for  his  release after Jared Goff was drafted No. 1 overall.  Foles  considered hanging up  his  cleats before Reid persuaded  him  to go to Kansas City to be Alex Smith's backup.
After one season with the Chiefs   Foles  returned to Philly for $12 million over two years to provide insurance behind Wentz.
Now  he 's a folk hero for a franchise that had gone 0-for-2 in Super Bowls and for a legion of fans who were rooting for anybody other than Brady and the Patriots  who were seeking their third title in four years.
Cast aside once in Philadelphia   [TGT]  delivered the city its first Super Bowl title  and  he  outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it.
 He  threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz from 11 yards on third-and-7 with 2:21 remaining  capping a seven-minute  14-play drive that covered 75 yards  kept Brady cooling  his  cleats on the sideline and allowed the Eagles' exhausted defenders to catch their collective breath in a game that featured 1 151 total yards  the most in any NFL game in the Super Bowl era.
He started at his 9 with 58 seconds remaining and drove the Patriots to midfield before  Foles  and the Eagles could exhale.
A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012   Foles  had tremendous success as a starter under Chip Kelly his sophomore season. He threw 29 TDs and only two picks in 11 starts  including playoffs in 2013.  Foles  posted a passer rating of 119.2  third-highest in league history.  He  tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and won an offensive MVP award at a Pro Bowl.
But  Foles  was traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in March 2015.  He  lost  his  starting job to Case Keenum and asked for  his  release after Jared Goff was drafted No. 1 overall.  Foles  considered hanging up  his  cleats before Reid persuaded  him  to go to Kansas City to be Alex Smith's backup.
After one season with the Chiefs   Foles  returned to Philly for $12 million over two years to provide insurance behind Wentz.
Now  he 's a folk hero for a franchise that had gone 0-for-2 in Super Bowls and for a legion of fans who were rooting for anybody other than Brady and the Patriots  who were seeking their third title in four years.