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Quarterback Nick Foles, whose rise from backup to Super Bowl LII MVP was one of the great achievements in NFL history, retired Thursday.
Foles could never replicate the success he had at the end of the 2017 season. The Bears tried, trading for Foles a year after he signed with the Jaguars as a free agent. Coronavirus protocols prevented Foles from working with his new teammates during the 2020 offseason, and he began the year as the backup.
He took over for Mitch Trubisky in the third quarter against the Falcons and led the Bears to a comeback victory to earn the starting spot.