BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — When Nick Foles speaks, the topic of religion permeates nearly every sound bite. From his approach to dealing with adversity to his interest in becoming a pastor, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback converses in those terms quite comfortably.
A reporter asked him during the run-up to Super Bowl LII about such themes, and within a lengthy answer stood Foles’ most succinctly resonant and relatable trait: “I’ve fallen many, many times.”
Although Foles did not specify the subject as purely related to football, it surely applies. There are few quarterbacks in recent history who can approach his disparity of success and failure.