When Carson Wentz suffered a torn ACL on Dec. 10, it ended his MVP-caliber season. Many others wondered if it also would end the Eagles’ championship aspirations. When a team poised for a postseason run loses such an important player, it usually isn’t able to rebound with a backup.
Jeff Hostetler was one of those who wondered, but he did so from a far different perspective than most.
Hostetler was the quarterback who led the Giants to their win in Super Bowl XXV 1 1⁄2 months after starting quarterback Phil Simms was lost for the season with a broken foot.