MINNEAPOLIS — When the Philadelphia Eagles claimed their first Super Bowl championship on Sunday, their franchise quarterback Carson Wentz wasn’t brought up onto the podium for the interviews broadcast on the stadium screens. He did not partake in the postgame confetti snow angels.
Wentz, 25, had been a presence in Minneapolis all week, showing up for media events, reviewing film with the backup-turned-starting quarterback Nick Foles and even throwing passes to teammates before kickoff on Sunday. But he also took care not to be the center of attention.
Since he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Eagles’ Week 14 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Wentz has been around his team but no longer its public face.